Planning appeal decision
Little Park Farm Marchants Close, Hurstpierpoint, Hassocks, BN6 9UZ
Planning appeal 3270594 at Little Park Farm Marchants Close, Hurstpierpoint, Hassocks, BN6 9UZ (Mid Sussex District Council) was dismissed on 17 June 2021 by Inspector Evans L, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the local area.
removal of an existing barn, mobile home and other outbuildings; construction of 3 dwellings
- Authority
- Mid Sussex District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Evans L
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the local area
- the effect of the proposal on the setting of the Grade II* listed building, Little Park Farm
What decided it
The harm to character and appearance and to the setting of the listed building, a designated heritage asset, significantly and demonstrably outweighed the modest benefits of three additional dwellings.
the modest social and economic benefits of three dwellings were significantly and demonstrably outweighed by the harm to character and appearance and to the setting of the Grade II* listed building
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy DP12Policy DP15Policy DP6Policy DP34Policy HurstC1Policy Hurst8
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 193Paragraph 195Paragraph 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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