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Land Lying to the West of Lanehurst, Twineham Lane, Albourne, West Sussex
Planning appeal 3243862 at Land Lying to the West of Lanehurst, Twineham Lane, Albourne, West Sussex (Mid Sussex District Council) was dismissed on 8 June 2021 by Inspector Higenbottam H, following a hearing. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The main issues in relation to both Appeal A and Appeal D on ground (a) and the deemed planning applications are whether the visual impact and levels of associated activity are acceptable having regard to local and national planning policies that seek to protect the countryside.
Without planning permission, the material change of use of the Land from agriculture to a mixed use for agriculture and the repair, maintenance and storage of vehicles for commercial purposes
- Authority
- Mid Sussex District Council
- Appeal type
- enforcement · Enforcement Notice
- Procedure
- Hearing
- Development
- agricultural · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Higenbottam H
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The main issues in relation to both Appeal A and Appeal D on ground (a) and the deemed planning applications are whether the visual impact and levels of associated activity are acceptable having regard to local and national planning policies that seek to protect the countryside.
What decided it
Whether the use/development served a genuine agricultural need consistent with countryside-protection policy, or instead represented a non-agricultural commercial activity causing harm to rural and landscape character.
For Appeal A, the economic benefit of the mechanics business did not outweigh the harm to rural setting, landscape character and conflict with the development plan as a whole; for Appeal D, the building and hardstanding, restricted to agricultural use, were found to comply with the development plan as a whole with no unacceptable harm.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- DP Policy DP12DP Policy DP14DP Policy DP26DP Policy DP29Policy ALC1 of the Albourne Parish Council's Neighbourhood Plan 2014-2031
How the Inspector dealt with each one is set out in the app, in order: the development plan, national policy, housing land supply, other considerations and the planning balance, beside the letter.
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