Yapton development refused planning permission by Arun District Council

Concerns over impacts on the character of the area, heritage assets, increases in HGVs on nearby roads, loss of agricultural land and the development being outside of the village’s built up area boundary, were all causes for unanimous refusal at a planning committee meeting on Wednesday, August 9.

Impact on traffic congestion and location of the development and its neighbours, were also factors considered by members – stating the development as ‘inappropriate’ for the area.

They reiterated the planning inspector’s decision to refuse 73 homes on the same site, mostly for adverse impacts on character area and ecology, which the current plans for six homes next to Little Meadow were a redesign, and resubmission of.

Residents and Yapton Parish Council previously objected on character, heritage, ecological and traffic congestion grounds, petitioning the council to refuse the plans at the last planning meeting, July 12.