Land at Rogers Lane, Findon

6006900·South Downs National Park Authority·18 Sept 2026dismissed·SDNP/25/04240/PIP

Tier label used

service village

The tier sentence ¶15

“The nearest settlement to the appeal site is Findon which is a service village”

The route sentence ¶15

“accessing Findon on foot or by bike from the appeal site would involve going along an unlit, unpaved narrow lane before crossing the Findon Bypass (A24)”

Summary

PIP for one self-build dwelling on an elevated field in the South Downs National Park, reached by an unlit single-track lane. Dismissed. Not infill (only one neighbouring dwelling), not well-related to Findon (so S5(1)(j) failed despite a 4.8-year supply), so S5(4) exceptional-circumstances test applied; National Park harm (N4), design (DP3) and car-dependence (TR3) substantially outweighed one home.

The location finding

TR3: fail. highly reliant on private car "irrespective of the precise distance" (DL 17-18)

Why this is cited

Service village expressly noted and set aside: unlit unpaved lane and A24 crossing = car reliance "irrespective of the precise distance" (¶17). In the register this counts as a case where the tier was acknowledged but the route evidence went against the site and decided the location.

Sources

Decision on the Planning Inspectorate appeals service · full decision note · letter pins-corpus/6006900.txt

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