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Allowed2 August 20213257700

Rascals Farm Shipley Road, Southwater, Horsham, RH13 9BG

Planning appeal 3257700 at Rascals Farm Shipley Road, Southwater, Horsham, RH13 9BG (Horsham District Council) was allowed on 2 August 2021 by Inspector Miell C, following a hearing. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the proposed development would provide a suitable location for housing with particular reference to the spatial and locational strategies in the development plan.

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
Postcode
RH13 9BG

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.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy 27Policy 2Policy 3Policy 4Policy 15Policy 16Policy 24Policy 25Policy 26Policy 40Policy 43Policy Ship HD1Policy Ship HD3
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 11Paragraph 12Paragraph 14Paragraph 56Paragraph 57Paragraph 60Paragraph 71Paragraph 73Paragraph 74Paragraph 105Paragraph 131Paragraph 174Paragraph 176

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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