New housing development planned on agricultural land in Lancing

NSF Barns Ltd (Worthing) has applied to Adur District Council for permission to build ten houses on land at New Salts Farm, following the demolition of three existing agricultural barns.

The 0.575-hectare site in New Salts Farm Road lies between the railway line and the A259 Brighton Road.

It is outside the built-up area boundary for Shoreham and lies within a flood zone.

Agent Rodway Planning Consultancy notes in the planning statement that the barns have diminished in use since the council took ownership of the adjacent land at New Salts Farm in 2020.

It adds: “It is acknowledged that the existing barns are classified as agricultural buildings. In the event that the principle of residential redevelopment were not supported at this site, alternative options such as a change of use via Class R (Agricultural to Flexible Commercial Use) prior approval exist.

“This is a realistic alternative, particularly given that the barns will likely become redundant should Adur Council proceed with its plans for a wetland project on the adjacent New Salts Farm, as the current tenant farmer holds only a limited grazing licence.”

The plan is to remove the existing barns, two of them adjoining and one detached, and build three three-bedroom houses and seven four-bedroom houses on the site with associated car parking and landscaping.

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