®Planning appeal decision
Marringdean Barn, Marringdean Road, BILLINGSHURST, RH14 9HF
construction of detached dwelling
- Authority
- Horsham District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Osgathorp C
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the appeal site would be an appropriate location for new housing development having regard to local and national planning policy
- the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area
What decided it
The location of the proposed dwelling as an isolated home in the countryside, contrary to the development plan's spatial strategy and paragraph 80 of the Framework, combined with significant harm to character and appearance, outweighs the limited housing benefits.
The adverse impacts of conflict with the development plan's spatial strategy and significant harm to character and appearance significantly and demonstrably outweigh the limited benefits of housing supply and economic advantages from a single dwelling, such that the presumption in favour of sustainable development does not apply.
Framework references: 11, 15, 60, 69, 78, 79, 80, 174
Plan policies cited: Policy 1 HDPF, Policy 2 HDPF, Policy 3 HDPF, Policy 4 HDPF, Policy 25 HDPF, Policy 26 HDPF, Policy 32 HDPF, Policy 33 HDPF, Policy Bill 1 Neighbourhood Plan, Policy Bill 2 Neighbourhood Plan
Judgments cited: City & Country Bramshill Limited v SSHCLG [2021] EWCA Civ 320; Braintree DC v SSCLG, Greyread Ltd & Granville Developments Ltd [2017] EWHC 2743 (Admin); [2018] EWCA Civ 610
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.