®Planning appeal decision
Land East of 6 Penny Lane, Southbourne, West Sussex, PO10 8HE
2 no. detached dwellings and associated works
- Authority
- Chichester District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Goldberg V
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the proposal is appropriate in the countryside having regard to the Council's spatial strategy
- the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area
What decided it
Although the proposal conflicts with the development plan's countryside policies, the limited harm from this conflict, combined with the significant benefits of housing delivery and the site's good connectivity to the settlement, outweighed the policy breach.
the limited harm arising from conflict with countryside policies was outweighed by the significant benefits of providing two dwellings that would contribute to housing requirements and incorporate sustainable design, particularly given the site's partial location within the settlement boundary and good accessibility
Framework references: 11
Plan policies cited: Policy 1 of the Southbourne Neighbourhood Plan, Policy 3 of the Southbourne Neighbourhood Plan, Policy 4 of the Southbourne Neighbourhood Plan, Policy S1 of the Chichester Local Plan 2021-2039, Policy S2 of the Chichester Local Plan 2021-2039, Policy NE11 of the Chichester Local Plan 2021-2039, Policy NE6 of the Chichester Local Plan 2021-2039, Policy P1 of the Chichester Local Plan 2021-2039, Policy P2 of the Chichester Local Plan 2021-2039, Policy P3 of the Chichester Local Plan 2021-2039, Policy P4 of the Chichester Local Plan 2021-2039
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.