®Planning appeal decision
41 Overmead, SHOREHAM-BY-SEA, West Sussex, BN43 5NS
end-of-terrace two storey house
- Authority
- Adur District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Heppell J
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the proposal on flood risk
- the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area
What decided it
The proposal passes both the sequential and exception tests for flood risk, with the sustainability benefits of housing delivery outweighing the flood risk, and the design is acceptable in character and appearance terms.
the sustainability benefits of providing an additional dwelling to address the Council's housing shortfall outweighed the flood risk, with appropriate mitigation measures ensuring the development would be safe for its lifetime
Framework references: 11
Plan policies cited: Policy 36 of the Adur Local Plan 2017, Policy 15 of the Adur Local Plan 2017
Judgments cited: Holborn Studios Ltd v The Council of the London Borough of Hackney [2017] EWHC 2823 (Admin)
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.