Planning appeal decision
Garage Compound, Strouds Lane, Bognor Regis, PO21 5TW
Planning appeal 3346376 at Garage Compound, Strouds Lane, Bognor Regis, PO21 5TW (Arun District Council) was dismissed on 2 December 2024 by Inspector Reid J, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect that the proposed development would have on the character and appearance of the surrounding area.
the use of land for storage and 2 new storage containers
- Authority
- Arun District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- employment-industrial · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Reid J
- Postcode
- PO21 5TW
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect that the proposed development would have on the character and appearance of the surrounding area
- the ease of movement of users of the Public Right of Way (PRoW)
What decided it
The proposed storage containers would cause unacceptable harm to the character and appearance of the surrounding residential area and would obstruct the Public Right of Way, contrary to the Development Plan.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy D DM1Policy ES1Policy D SP1Policy T DM1
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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