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Dismissed13 October 20213264243

Floren Farm, Hophurst Hill, Crawley Down, Crawley, RH10 4LP

Planning appeal 3264243 at Floren Farm, Hophurst Hill, Crawley Down, Crawley, RH10 4LP (Mid Sussex District Council) was dismissed on 13 October 2021 by Inspector McCreery D, following a hearing. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposal would accord with planning policy regarding the location of housing development.

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Authority
Mid Sussex District Council
Appeal type
major · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Hearing
Development
residential · Major dwellings
Inspector
McCreery D
Postcode
RH10 4LP

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the proposal would accord with planning policy regarding the location of housing development.
  • The effect on the character and appearance of the surroundings.
  • Whether the proposal would meet sustainable transport objectives by encouraging movement by means other than driving a car.
  • Whether there are any other material considerations which would justify the development being determined other than in accordance with the development plan.

What decided it

The proposal's conflict with the development plan's spatial strategy for housing location, and the resulting harm, was not outweighed by the benefits including self-build delivery.

significant weight to self-build delivery (enhanced by affordable housing provision) and limited weight to economic and environmental benefits did not outweigh the conflict with the development plan and the harm to character, appearance and sustainable transport objectives

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
DP12DP15DP21DP30DP31DP20EG2EG5
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 11Paragraph 57Paragraph 62

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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