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Dismissed4 October 20213263492

Former Tavistock and Summerhill School, Summerhill Lane, Lindfield, RH16 1RP

Planning appeal 3263492 at Former Tavistock and Summerhill School, Summerhill Lane, Lindfield, RH16 1RP (Mid Sussex District Council) was dismissed on 4 October 2021 by Inspector Gilbert J, following a hearing. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The main issue in this appeal is the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area.

erection of 38 residential dwellings comprising 4 houses and 34 flats with associated internal access, surface-level car parking, landscaping and other infrastructure

Authority
Mid Sussex District Council
Appeal type
major · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Hearing
Development
residential · Major dwellings
Inspector
Gilbert J
Postcode
RH16 1RP

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • The main issue in this appeal is the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area.

What decided it

The negative effect of the proposed development's layout, massing, design and proportions on the character and appearance of the Summerhill Lane/West Common Area of Townscape Character.

The benefits of the proposal, including affordable housing provision, sustainable location and optimisation of a brownfield site, were outweighed by the harm to the character and appearance of the area, so the adverse impacts outweighed the benefits.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
MSDP Policy DP26LLRNP Policy 7LLRNP Policies 1 and 2MSDP Policy DP31MSDP Policy DP20
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 69Paragraph 130Paragraph 172
Judgments
Bernard Wheatcroft Ltd v Secretary of State for the Environment [JPL 1982]; Holborn Studios Ltd v London Borough of Hackney [EWHC 2823 (Admin)]

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