Roseacre, Stall House Lane , North Heath, West Sussex, RH20 2HR

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

• the principle of the proposed development with specific regard to its location
• the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area

What decided it

The significant and demonstrable harms arising from the proposal's location in unsustainable countryside, its encouragement of private motor vehicle use, and its substantial adverse impact on the open rural character of Stall House Lane substantially outweighed the modest benefits of providing one dwelling and sustainable design features.

The adverse impacts of granting planning permission, comprising harm to the strategic aims of the development plan directing development to towns and villages, harm to character and appearance through erosion of open rural landscape, and encouragement of unsustainable travel patterns, significantly and demonstrably outweighed the benefits of one dwelling contribution to housing supply, modest economic benefits, and sustainable design features.