®Planning appeal decision
Land North of 1 to 16 Sturt Avenue, Camelsdale, Linchmere, West Sussex , GU27 3SJ
Planning appeal 3367053 at Land North of 1 to 16 Sturt Avenue, Camelsdale, Linchmere, West Sussex , GU27 3SJ (Chichester District Council) was dismissed on 23 December 2025 by Inspector Wyborn D, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether or not the scheme would represent an acceptable form of development having regard to any flood risk, the provisions of the development plan and the Framework.
the erection of 9no. dwellingshouses together with associated access, infrastructure, parking and landscaping
- Authority
- Chichester District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Wyborn D
- Postcode
- GU27 3SJ
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether or not the scheme would represent an acceptable form of development having regard to any flood risk, the provisions of the development plan and the Framework
- Whether or not the site would be safe in respect of ground water conditions for the residential use proposed, including the access and risk elsewhere in a flood event
- The effect of the scheme on biodiversity, including with regard to tree loss
- The effect of the proposal on the integrity of the Ebernoe Common Special Area of Conservation (SAC)
What decided it
The scheme conflicts with the development plan as a whole due to unresolved flood risk and groundwater concerns, substantial harm to protected woodland and biodiversity, and failure to adequately protect the Ebernoe Common SAC, and these harms outweigh the benefits of housing delivery in circumstances where the Council can now demonstrate a five-year housing land supply.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy NE16Policy NE9Policy NE5Policy NE6Policy H4Policy H5
- 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.
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