Land North of The Haven, East of Northfields Lane, Westergate, West Sussex, PO20 3UH

Planning appeal 3358593 at Land North of The Haven, East of Northfields Lane, Westergate, West Sussex, PO20 3UH (Arun District Council) was allowed on 21 August 2025 by Inspector Shearing C, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposed dwelling would be suitably located in terms of risk from flooding.

erection of a single self build house

Authority: Arun District Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector: Shearing C
Postcode: PO20 3UH

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether the proposed dwelling would be suitably located in terms of risk from flooding

What decided it

The absence of a five-year housing land supply for housing in the District, combined with the delivery of a new home on the edge of an existing settlement with good accessibility to services, meant that the benefits of the proposal outweighed the moderate conflict with the spatial strategy and the limited flood risk, triggering the presumption in favour of sustainable development.

The conflict with the spatial strategy (moderate weight) was outweighed by the benefits of delivering a new home in an area with housing undersupply and good accessibility to services and facilities (significant weight), with the presumption in favour of sustainable development adding further weight in favour of granting permission

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy W DM2Policy SD SP1
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 11Paragraph 164

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