®Planning appeal decision
Potwell Copse, Potwell Park, Arundel Road, Walberton, Arundel, BN18 0QP
Planning appeal 3368207 at Potwell Copse, Potwell Park, Arundel Road, Walberton, Arundel, BN18 0QP (Arun District Council) was dismissed on 11 November 2025 by Inspector Heppell J, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the appeal site would be a suitable location for the proposed development having regard to the spatial characteristics of the area and the character of Copse Lane.
change of use of stable to tourist accommodation, the barn to residential with a small extension and the erection of 2 dwellings on former paddock, with associated parking and landscaping
- Authority
- Arun District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Heppell J
- Postcode
- BN18 0QP
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the appeal site would be a suitable location for the proposed development having regard to the spatial characteristics of the area and the character of Copse Lane
What decided it
The adverse impact of allowing development that conflicts with the neighbourhood plan, which became part of the development plan less than five years ago, would significantly and demonstrably outweigh the benefits of delivering two homes in a sustainable location.
The moderate benefits of delivering two homes in a sustainable location and contributing to housing land supply were significantly and demonstrably outweighed by the significant harm to the character of the countryside area from reducing the site's open aspect on land not demonstrated to be previously developed, particularly given the neighbourhood plan's strategy of directing housing away from the countryside and the application of paragraph 14 of the Framework.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- C SP1D DM1D SP1HP1HP13
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11Paragraph 14Paragraph 110Paragraph 115
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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