®Planning appeal decision
Longdown House, Little Heath Road, Aldingbourne, West Sussex, BN18 0SR
Planning appeal 3363266 at Longdown House, Little Heath Road, Aldingbourne, West Sussex, BN18 0SR (Arun District Council) was dismissed on 12 September 2025 by Inspector Glassar S, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the appeal site is an appropriate location for the proposed development having regard to local and national policies for the distribution of housing; the protection of agricultural land; and the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area.
Outline planning permission for four detached family homes to very high ecologically friendly and sustainable standards
- Authority
- Arun District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Glassar S
- Postcode
- BN18 0SR
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the appeal site is an appropriate location for the proposed development having regard to local and national policies for the distribution of housing; the protection of agricultural land; and the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area
- Flood risk with particular regard to surface water drainage
What decided it
The substantial harms arising from the unsustainable location, adverse effect on character and appearance, and unresolved surface water flood risk significantly and demonstrably outweighed the benefits of housing delivery, even with the tilted balance engaged due to the lack of a five-year housing land supply.
The benefits of housing delivery and economic benefits were outweighed by the substantial harms of unsustainable location requiring private vehicle use, harm to character and appearance, and unresolved flood risk; the adverse impacts significantly and demonstrably outweighed the benefits when assessed against the Framework taken as a whole
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy SD SP1Policy C SP1Policy SO DM1Policy EH1Policy EH3Policy EH5Policy W DM1Policy W DM3
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11
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.
See how each was appliedThe decision letter
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