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

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

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

Framework references: 11, 164

Plan policies cited: Policy W DM2, Policy SD SP1

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What an account adds

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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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