®Planning appeal decision
94 Marine Crescent, Worthing, BN12 4JH
new 2 bedroom chalet bungalow style detached house
- Authority
- Worthing
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning
- Procedure
- Written
- Development
- residential
- Postcode
- BN12 4JH
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area
- its effect on living conditions for occupiers of neighbouring dwellings
- whether there are reasonably available sites appropriate for the proposed development in areas at lower risk of flooding
- whether statutory biodiversity net gain requirements would be addressed
What decided it
The proposal conflicts with the development plan on multiple grounds—character and appearance, living conditions, and flood risk sequential testing—and the modest benefits of housing delivery do not outweigh these harms.
the modest contribution to housing supply and efficient use of land were outweighed by the harm to character and appearance, unacceptable impact on neighbouring living conditions, failure to satisfy the sequential test for flood risk, and inability to secure biodiversity net gain requirements
Framework references: 135
Plan policies cited: Policy DM5, Policy DM20
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.