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Allowed21 November 20253370618

41 Overmead, Shoreham-by-Sea, West Sussex, BN43 5NS

Planning appeal 3370618 at 41 Overmead, Shoreham-by-Sea, West Sussex, BN43 5NS (Adur District Council) was allowed on 21 November 2025 by Inspector Heppell J, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the proposal on flood risk.

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
Postcode
BN43 5NS

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

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy 36 of the Adur Local Plan 2017Policy 15 of the Adur Local Plan 2017
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 11
Judgments
Holborn Studios Ltd v The Council of the London Borough of Hackney [2017] EWHC 2823 (Admin)

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