®Planning appeal decision
Rascals Farm Shipley Road, Southwater, HORSHAM, RH13 9BG
an outline application with all matters reserved except for access (excluding internal estates roads), for the erection of up to 100 residential units, with the associated vehicular and pedestrian access
- Authority
- Horsham District Council
- Appeal type
- major · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Hearing
- Development
- residential · Major dwellings
- Inspector
- Miell C
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the proposed development would provide a suitable location for housing with particular reference to the spatial and locational strategies in the development plan
- the effect of the development upon the character and appearance of the area
- if harm arises, whether this is outweighed by other material considerations, including whether the Council is able to demonstrate a five-year supply of deliverable housing sites
What decided it
The Council's inability to demonstrate a five-year supply of deliverable housing sites engaged the tilted balance, and the significant benefits of the housing (including affordable housing) outweighed the limited harm to character/appearance and conflict with the spatial strategy.
The significant benefits of delivering up to 100 dwellings (including 35% affordable housing) and sustainable accessibility outweighed the limited weight given to harm to character and appearance and conflict with the development plan's spatial strategy, under the paragraph 11(d) tilted balance.
Framework references: 11, 12, 14, 56, 57, 60, 71, 73, 74, 105, 131, 174, 176
Plan policies cited: Policy 27, Policy 2, Policy 3, Policy 4, Policy 15, Policy 16, Policy 24, Policy 25, Policy 26, Policy 40, Policy 43, Policy Ship HD1, Policy Ship HD3
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.