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Allowed11 November 20213268734

Hampstead Gravelye Lane, Lindfield, Haywards Heath, RH16 2SL

Planning appeal 3268734 at Hampstead Gravelye Lane, Lindfield, Haywards Heath, RH16 2SL (Mid Sussex District Council) was allowed on 11 November 2021 by Inspector Cliff D, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the proposed development would accord with the Council's strategy for residential development.

described in the application form as ‘new 3 bedroom bungalow with associated vehicle access on land at Hampstead

Authority
Mid Sussex District Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector
Cliff D
Postcode
RH16 2SL

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • whether the proposed development would accord with the Council's strategy for residential development
  • the effect upon the character and appearance of the area
  • the effect upon the setting of the Grade II listed building at Criplands House

What decided it

The emerging DPD proposing to revise the settlement boundary to include the appeal site, combined with the substantial amount of recently approved residential development in the vicinity outside the current boundary, significantly reduced the weight to be given to the conflict with development plan policies and tipped the balance in favour of allowing the appeal.

The limited harm arising from conflict with the development plan policies, coupled with the emerging DPD, the substantial amount of newly approved development in the locality outside the settlement boundary, and the modest contribution to housing supply, outweighed the conflict with Policies DP6, DP12 and DP15.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy DP6Policy DP15Policy DP12Policy DP26Policy DP34Policy 1 of the Lindfield and Lindfield Rural Neighbourhood Plan (2016)
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 196

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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