®Planning appeal decision
South Mundham Farm, Runcton Lane, Chichester, West Sussex, PO20 1LU
Planning appeal 3351167 at South Mundham Farm, Runcton Lane, Chichester, West Sussex, PO20 1LU (Chichester District Council) was dismissed on 23 April 2025 by Inspector Rose C, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area, having particular regard to extension of residential use into the countryside and the siting, scale, massing and form of the proposed dwelling.
demolition of existing dwelling, 2no. outbuildings, containers, shed and silo replaced with 1 no. new dwelling and additional new garage/outbuilding with ancillary landscape works and change of use of agricultural land to residential
- Authority
- Chichester District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Rose C
- Postcode
- PO20 1LU
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area, having particular regard to extension of residential use into the countryside and the siting, scale, massing and form of the proposed dwelling
What decided it
The significant harm to the character and appearance of the area from the siting, scale, massing and form of the proposed dwelling, which would appear as a grand and imposing structure at odds with the smaller, lower adjacent dwellings and the agricultural character of the surrounding landscape, is the prevailing consideration that outweighs any benefits.
Even if the tilted balance under paragraph 11d)ii of the Framework applied due to lack of five-year housing land supply, the adverse impacts of the proposal to character and appearance would significantly and demonstrably outweigh the benefits of adding a large dwelling to the housing stock and providing economic benefits during construction, when assessed against the Framework policies taken as a whole, particularly those requiring well-designed places and sympathetic design to local character.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- LP Policy 1LP Policy 2LP Policy 33LP Policy 45LP Policy 48ELP Policy P1ELP Policy P2ELP Policy NE2ELP Policy NE10ELP Policy P4ELP Policy P5
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11Paragraph 129Paragraph 135Paragraph 139
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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