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Dismissed3 September 20253365928

30 Mash Barn Lane, Lancing, West Sussex, BN15 9EE

Planning appeal 3365928 at 30 Mash Barn Lane, Lancing, West Sussex, BN15 9EE (Adur District Council) was dismissed on 3 September 2025 by Inspector Glassar S, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area.

a new dwelling-house

Authority
Adur District Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector
Glassar S
Postcode
BN15 9EE

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area

What decided it

The substantial and long-lasting harm to the character and appearance of the area, arising from the conspicuous forward positioning of the dwelling, outweighs the benefits of a single dwelling contribution to housing supply in a context of a 3.2-year supply.

The considerable weight given to housing supply provision and economic benefits was outweighed by the substantial weight ascribed to the harm to character and appearance, resulting in adverse impacts significantly and demonstrably outweighing the benefits.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy 15 of the Adur Local Plan
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 135Paragraph 11

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