Land East of Wandleys Lane , Fontwell, PO20 3SE

‘outline planning application for up to 95 dwellings (including 30% affordable), with all matters reserved apart from access ’

Authority: Arun District Council
Appeal type: major · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Hearing
Development: residential · Major dwellings
Inspector: Chamberlain G

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether the appeal site is a suitable location for the proposed development with reference to the spatial strategy in the development plan
The effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area

What decided it

The Council's significant and persistent shortfall in five-year housing land supply, which engaged the tilted balance and meant the benefits of housing delivery (including affordable housing) outweighed the harm from conflict with the spatial strategy and moderate character/appearance harm.

The benefits of the scheme, in particular the significant contribution to housing land supply and affordable housing, outweighed the harm from conflict with the development plan's spatial strategy and the moderate harm to character and appearance, such that the adverse impacts of conflicting with the Neighbourhood Plan did not significantly and demonstrably outweigh the benefits.

Framework references: 14, 11, 70, 187, 58

Plan policies cited: Policy HP1, Policy SD SP2, Policy C SP1, Policy SD SP1a, Policy ENV DM4, Policy D DM1, Policy LAN DM1, Policy VE3, Policy GA5, Policy T SP1, Policy M9, Policy SO DM1, Policy AH SP2, Policy VE10, Policy AE DM3

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What an account adds

Draw a red line around your site and the appraisal follows.

Heritage. Listed buildings by grade and distance, conservation areas, scheduled monuments, registered parks and gardens, heritage at risk.
Landscape and environment. Green belt, national parks and national landscapes, SSSIs, ancient woodland, SPA, SAC and Ramsar sites, nutrient catchments.
Flooding. Flood zones 2 and 3, surface water, and both again with climate change.
Transport. The 800 metre station catchment and service frequency, bus stops with their weekday frequency, the cycle network, and the Framework’s transport tests measured for the site.

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