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Allowed5 August 20266003864

HM Ford Open Prison, Ford Road, Ford, BN18 0BX

Planning appeal 6003864 at HM Ford Open Prison, Ford Road, Ford, BN18 0BX (Arun District Council) was allowed on 5 August 2026 by Inspector Andrew Owen, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the drainage strategy was acceptable.

the construction of seven houseblocks (3 storey), property storage (1 storey), offender management unit (one storey), healthcare unit (3 storey) multi faith unit (one storey) and car park (80 spaces)

Authority
Arun District Council
Appeal type
Planning
Procedure
Written
Development
community-institutional
Inspector
Andrew Owen
Postcode
BN18 0BX

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the drainage strategy was acceptable
  • Whether the flood risk assessment referred to the most recent flood data
  • Whether a completed Section 106 agreement to secure the implementation of a travel plan and associated monitoring fee had been provided

What decided it

The submission of updated drainage strategy, flood risk assessment and unilateral undertaking with Travel Plan during the appeal resolved all three reasons for refusal and brought the proposal into accordance with the development plan.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy W DM2Policy W DM3Policy T SP1Policy T DM1

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