Land East Inlands Road and South of Railway Line, Inlands Road, Nutbourne, West Sussex, PO18 8RJ

Planning appeal 3372880 at Land East Inlands Road and South of Railway Line, Inlands Road, Nutbourne, West Sussex, PO18 8RJ (Chichester District Council) was allowed on 27 February 2026 by Inspector Owen A, following a hearing. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the proposal on highway safety with respect to the increased use of Inlands Road.

Up to 49 dwellings; provision of open space and sustainable drainage

Authority: Chichester District Council
Appeal type: major · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Hearing
Development: residential · Major dwellings
Inspector: Owen A
Postcode: PO18 8RJ

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

the effect of the proposal on highway safety with respect to the increased use of Inlands Road
the effect of the proposal on public safety with respect to the increased use of the Inlands Road level crossing
whether the proposal would prejudice the delivery of wider infrastructure

What decided it

The Inspector concluded that the proposal would not cause unacceptable harm to highway or level-crossing safety and would not prejudice delivery of wider infrastructure under policy A13, so it accorded with the development plan as a whole.

The proposal accorded with the development plan taken as a whole and there were no other material considerations indicating a decision other than in accordance with the plan, so the appeal was allowed.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy S1Policy S2Policy H1Policy H2Policy A13Policy NE17Policy T1Policy T2Policy H4Policy NE5Policy NE20Policy P5Policy SB1Policy SB20

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