®Planning appeal decision
Land to the rear of Watermead, Yapton Road, Barnham, PO22 0BQ
erection of 2-3 self build dwellings
- Authority
- Arun District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning
- Procedure
- Written
- Development
- residential
- Postcode
- PO22 0BQ
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the site is a suitable location for the proposed number of dwellings having regard to the character of the area
What decided it
The extant permission in principle for one dwelling on the site, treated as a real fallback position, combined with the Council's inability to demonstrate a five-year housing land supply, meant the presumption in favour of sustainable development applied and adverse impacts did not significantly and demonstrably outweigh the benefits.
The conflict with the development plan was outweighed by the presumption in favour of sustainable development under paragraph 11(d) of the Framework, given the Council's housing land supply shortfall and the considerable weight attached to the fallback position of the extant permission in principle for one dwelling.
Framework references: 11, 14
Plan policies cited: Policy C SP1 of the Adoption Arun Local Plan 2011-2031, Policy H8 of the Barnham and Eastergate Neighbourhood Development Plan 2019-2031
Judgments cited: Mansell v Tonbridge and Malling BC & others [2017] EWCA Civ 1314; Schneck v SSHCLG & West Berkshire DC [2022] EWHC 3335 (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.