Planning appeal decision
142 Barnham Road, Barnham, Bognor Regis, PO22 0EH
Planning appeal 3363949 at 142 Barnham Road, Barnham, Bognor Regis, PO22 0EH (Arun District Council) was allowed on 22 July 2025 by Inspector Cater S, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the proposed garage on the character and appearance of the area.
a detached garage
- Authority
- Arun District Council
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- other · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Cater S
- Postcode
- PO22 0EH
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the proposed garage on the character and appearance of the area
- the effect of the proposal on the significance of a non-designated heritage asset
What decided it
The substantial boundary hedging and neighbouring vegetation would effectively screen the proposed garage from public view, and its modest scale and sympathetic materials would not harm the character and appearance of the area or any non-designated heritage asset.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy D DM1Policy D DM4Policy HER DM4Policy ES5Policy ES7
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 12Paragraph 57
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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