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Allowed6 July 20266008644

Land to the Rear of Watermead, Yapton Road, Barnham, PO22 0BQ

Planning appeal 6008644 at Land to the Rear of Watermead, Yapton Road, Barnham, PO22 0BQ (Arun District Council) was allowed on 6 July 2026 by Inspector J Heppell, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the site is a suitable location for the proposed number of dwellings having regard to the character of the area.

erection of 2-3 self build dwellings

Authority
Arun District Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning
Procedure
Written
Development
residential
Inspector
J Heppell
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.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy C SP1 of the Adoption Arun Local Plan 2011-2031Policy H8 of the Barnham and Eastergate Neighbourhood Development Plan 2019-2031
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 11Paragraph 14
Judgments
Mansell v Tonbridge and Malling BC & others [2017] EWCA Civ 1314; Schneck v SSHCLG & West Berkshire DC [2022] EWHC 3335 (Admin)

How the Inspector dealt with each one is set out in the app, in order: the development plan, national policy, housing land supply, other considerations and the planning balance, beside the letter.

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