Loxwood Hall West, Loxwood, BILLINGSHURST, RH14 0QP

subdivision of existing dwelling to create 1 no. additional residential unit, with 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 would be a suitable location for a dwelling having regard to the Council's spatial strategy

What decided it

The positive contribution to housing supply and the limited harm from the spatial strategy conflict, combined with the material change in planning policy context since earlier appeals, outweighed the development plan conflict.

While the proposal conflicts with the development plan's spatial strategy, the limited harm from this conflict is outweighed by the significant benefit of delivering a new dwelling and contributing to housing supply, particularly given the site's existing residential use and setting within a residential enclave.

Framework references: 84

Plan policies cited: Policy S2, Policy NE11, Policy 2 of the Loxwood Neighbourhood Plan, Policy 12 of the Loxwood Neighbourhood Plan

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