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Dismissed30 May 20223265226

Hillybarn Farmhouse The Mount, Ifield, Crawley, RH11 0LF

Planning appeal 3265226 at Hillybarn Farmhouse The Mount, Ifield, Crawley, RH11 0LF (Horsham District Council) was dismissed on 30 May 2022 by Inspector Edwards J, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the development on the integrity of the SAC, SPA and the Ramsar site.

full application for a proposed two pitch settled Gypsy accommodation site”

Authority
Horsham District Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
caravan-gypsy · Minor traveller and caravan pitches
Inspector
Edwards J
Postcode
RH11 0LF

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • The effect of the development on the integrity of the SAC, SPA and the Ramsar site
  • Whether the site would be a suitable location for the development having regard to HDPF policies, the NPPF, Planning Policy For Traveller Sites and accessibility
  • The effect on the character and appearance of the area
  • Whether the site would be served by a safe vehicular and pedestrian access
  • Whether appropriate living conditions would be provided for occupiers in terms of noise
  • Considerations in favour of the development

What decided it

The development would adversely affect the integrity of the Arun Valley SAC, SPA and Ramsar site through increased groundwater abstraction, and the Conservation of Habitats and Species Regulations 2017 preclude the development from proceeding as no alternative solutions or imperative reasons of overriding public interest with compensatory measures apply.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
HDPF Policy 1HDPF Policy 2HDPF Policy 21HDPF Policy 23HDPF Policy 25HDPF Policy 26HDPF Policy 31HDPF Policy 32HDPF Policy 33HDPF Policy 40HDPF Policy 41Rusper Neighbourhood Plan 2021
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 105

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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