Comment
Local Plan Review: Preferred Approach 2016-2035
Representation ID: 1550
Received: 07/02/2019
Respondent: Pam Clingan
Agent: MR Matt Allsopp
Only a small proportion of my clients land (1.3ha of a total 3.75 ha) is within the Goodwood noise buffer. The remainder of the site is outside of this buffer and should therefore be considered for a residential allocation.
The adjacent Strategic Development Location has planning permission for 9 dwellings within this buffer, therefore a number of dwellings should be acceptable in my clients land.
Furthermore, much of the land in this buffer can be used as open space.
The site should be allocated with any incursion into the buffer needing to be justified with technical work.
The HELAA 2018 assessed my clients site, HELAA ID HWH0009, stating it would be 'suitable for development subject to detailed consideration relating to noise from Goodwood'.
Policy S16 should not prohibit development on this proposed residential site because, like the adjacent residential allocation south of Madgwick Lane (Westhampnett/North East Chichester SDL), only a small portion of the site (1.3ha) is within the 400m noise buffer. The remaining 2.45ha of the site is outside of the buffer zone, which means a large part could be allocated and developed with no harm to the new residents.
However, a Planning Noise Review was submitted in support of a planning application on the promoted land (17/02260/FUL), which concluded that 'the site would be considered suitable for residential development' and 'the noise climate is such that the site should be considered suitable in terms of external amenity'.
Therefore, it is possible to provide additional housing within the buffer zone by using mitigation to avoid harm to the new residents. This has been successfully implemented on the adjacent SDL that locates 9 dwellings within the buffer zone.
This site should be allocated in its entirety and allow future technical work to prove that it is safe to deliver housing within the buffer zone.