Planning appeal decision
Woodlands Rest, Land At Jubilee Wood , Hambrook Hill North , Hambrook , West Sussex, PO18 8UG
Planning appeal 3343010 at Woodlands Rest, Land At Jubilee Wood , Hambrook Hill North , Hambrook , West Sussex, PO18 8UG (Chichester District Council) was dismissed on 19 November 2024 by Inspector Simpson V, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the appeal site is a suitable location for the proposed development, with particular regard to the local development strategy.
‘Proposed storage of 8 caravans at Woodlands Rest (land at Jubilee Wood), Bridle Lane, Hambrook. PO18 8UG’
- Authority
- Chichester District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- leisure-sport · Change of use
- Inspector
- Simpson V
- Postcode
- PO18 8UG
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the appeal site is a suitable location for the proposed development, with particular regard to the local development strategy
- the effect of the development on biodiversity
- the effect of the development on the character and appearance of the area
What decided it
The appeal site is not a suitable location for the proposed development as it fails to meet the essential rural need test under the local development strategy, and insufficient biodiversity evidence prevents certainty that harm to the strategic wildlife corridor could be mitigated.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy 2Policy 45Policy 49Policy 48Policy OA1Policy LD1
How the Inspector dealt with each one is set out in the app, in order: the development plan, national policy, housing land supply, other considerations and the planning balance, beside the letter.
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