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A virtual planning appeal to be held this month will hear details of an application to build a two-storey care home on a former poultry farm in Middleton-on-Sea.

The appeal by Frontier Estates was lodged after Arun District Council refused permission for the 66-bedroom care home proposed for land west of Yapton Road.

An Inspector appointed by the Secretary of State will open the hearing on 25 November 2020 at 10am.

The hearing is scheduled to run for two days and will be held as a virtual event run by an Inspector in the usual way, but with the parties invited to join via Microsoft Teams or telephone.

Documents relating to the appeal can be viewed on the Council’s website by visiting https://www.arun.gov.uk/planning-appeals and searching for M/80/19/PL.

 

Anyone wishing to attend the hearing must contact the Planning Inspectorate Case Officer as soon as possible prior to the hearing, either by email or telephone after reading the Hearing Attendance Information set out below.

When contacting the Case Officer, it would be helpful if you could confirm whether you want to take an active part in the proceedings or attend only as an observer (see below).

Hearing Attendance Information

Before deciding whether to take an active part in the hearing, you need to think carefully about the points you wish to make. All written submissions from application and appeal stage will be taken into account by the Inspector and re-stating the same points won’t add any additional weight to them.

If you feel that taking part in the hearing is right for you in whatever capacity, you can participate in several ways:

To take part using video, participants will need to have access to Microsoft Teams (via an app or web browser). This link gives further information: https://support.office.com/en-gb/teams. Alternatively, you can take part by telephone. Calls would be to an 020 number which will incur charges: https://www.gov.uk/call-charges

All registered participants will receive individual joining instructions providing details of any requirements, guidance and support, whether joining by Teams or telephone. You should note that the event may be recorded by the Planning Inspectorate for training and quality assurance purposes.

 

Planning Inspectorate Reference: W/4001151

 

Case Officer contact at the Planning Inspectorate:

Rachel Smith Tel:0303 444 5538

Email: Getintouch@planninginspectorate.gov.uk