Planning appeal decision
Land South of Hook Lane, Bosham, West Sussex, PO18 8EX
Planning appeal 3369025 at Land South of Hook Lane, Bosham, West Sussex, PO18 8EX (Chichester District Council) was allowed in part (a split decision) on 7 January 2026 by Inspector Lewis D, following a hearing.
Enforcement notice alleging the construction of concrete pads
- Authority
- Chichester District Council
- Appeal type
- enforcement · Enforcement Notice
- Procedure
- Hearing
- Development
- other · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Lewis D
- Postcode
- PO18 8EX
What decided it
The appellants' failure to give any advance notice of a potentially determinative legal argument on the decision timescale/date issue, raised only on the morning of the hearing, caused the Council unnecessary and unplanned expense.
What the Inspector cited
- Judgments
- Murrell judgement
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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