®Planning appeal decision
Stables North Of Thornham Farm House , Prinsted Lane , Prinsted Southbourne, West Sussex, PO10 8HS
Planning appeal 3358934 at Stables North Of Thornham Farm House , Prinsted Lane , Prinsted Southbourne, West Sussex, PO10 8HS (Chichester District Council) was dismissed on 13 June 2025 by Inspector Harley S, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the site is a suitable location for a dwelling taking into account local and national planning policies and access to services and facilities.
conversion works to an existing stables and outbuildings to create a separate dwelling with fully engineered floating floor, retained stables, garage, and machinery store
- Authority
- Chichester District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Harley S
- Postcode
- PO10 8HS
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the site is a suitable location for a dwelling taking into account local and national planning policies and access to services and facilities
- Whether adequate provision would be made for the safety of future occupiers of the building in the event of flooding
- The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area including on the Chichester Harbour National Landscape
What decided it
The proposal would not make adequate provision for the safety of future occupiers in the event of flooding, which carries significant weight and, combined with conflict with the spatial strategy and harm to the National Landscape character, would not be outweighed by the limited benefits of a single dwelling.
The limited benefits of adding a single dwelling to housing supply and economic benefits during construction were substantially outweighed by the substantial weight given to conflict with the spatial strategy (albeit limited weight due to out-of-date supply position), locally limited harm to countryside character and failure to further the National Landscape purposes, and significant weight given to inadequate flood safety provision.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy 2Policy 8Policy 9Policy 33Policy 42Policy 43Policy 45Policy 46Policy 48Emerging Policy S2Emerging Policy NE10Policy SB1Policy SB4Policy 3Principle PP06
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11Paragraph 15Paragraph 62Paragraph 176
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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