Planning appeal decision
Land Adjoining Haycorn, Street Lane, Ardingly, West Sussex, RH17 6UJ
Planning appeal 3271035 at Land Adjoining Haycorn, Street Lane, Ardingly, West Sussex, RH17 6UJ (Mid Sussex District Council) was dismissed on 11 November 2021 by Inspector Jolly J, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area.
for the construction of a terrace of three houses
- Authority
- Mid Sussex District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Jolly J
- Postcode
- RH17 6UJ
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area
- the effect of the proposal on the Ashdown Forest Special Protection Area (SPA)
What decided it
The scale, mass and cramped arrangement of three houses on the confined site would be incongruous with the modest character of neighbouring dwellings and would harm the character and appearance of the area.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy DP26 of the Mid Sussex District Plan 2018Policy ARD5 of the Ardingly Neighbourhood Plan 2014
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 130
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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