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Dismissed28 November 20253362628

Land South of Mill Hill - Access From A283, Beach Green, Shoreham-by-Sea, West Sussex, BN43 5FD

Planning appeal 3362628 at Land South of Mill Hill - Access From A283, Beach Green, Shoreham-by-Sea, West Sussex, BN43 5FD (South Downs) was dismissed on 28 November 2025 by Inspector Bowden N, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the siting, design and external appearance of the building would be acceptable having regard to potential impacts on the landscape of the South Downs National Park, flood risk and drainage implications, and proximity to priority habitat of coastal and floodplain grazing marsh.

a new agricultural barn

Authority
South Downs
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
agricultural · Minor general industry/storage/warehousing
Inspector
Bowden N

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the siting, design and external appearance of the building would be acceptable having regard to potential impacts on the landscape of the South Downs National Park, flood risk and drainage implications, and proximity to priority habitat of coastal and floodplain grazing marsh

What decided it

The site's location within the sensitive South Downs National Park adjacent to Flood Zone 3 and priority habitat means that the conservation purposes of the National Park take precedence and require further detailed assessment through a full planning application rather than permitted development.

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