®Planning appeal decision
Lower Batchelors Emms Lane, Barns Green, Horsham, RH13 0QH
Planning appeal 3272691 at Lower Batchelors Emms Lane, Barns Green, Horsham, RH13 0QH (Horsham District Council) was dismissed on 9 November 2021 by Inspector Glassar S, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposed development is within the defined settlement boundary of Barns Green.
the erection of two self build dwelling houses
- Authority
- Horsham District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Glassar S
- Postcode
- RH13 0QH
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposed development is within the defined settlement boundary of Barns Green
- Whether it causes harm to the character and appearance of the area
- Whether it raises highway safety implications
- Whether it contributes to the enhancement of biodiversity
What decided it
The proposal's location outside the settlement boundary and the cumulative harm to character and appearance, highway safety and biodiversity, when weighed against the moderate housing benefits, significantly and demonstrably outweighed the benefits under the tilted balance test.
The adverse impacts of granting permission—undermining the plan-led approach, causing harm to character and appearance, and failing to address highway safety and biodiversity—significantly and demonstrably outweighed the moderate benefits of two additional dwellings and limited economic benefits, such that the presumption in favour of sustainable development did not apply.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy 2Policy 3Policy 4Policy 26Policy 25Policy 32Policy 33Policy 40Policy 41
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11Paragraph 15Paragraph 69Paragraph 110Paragraph 130Paragraph 180
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.
See how each was appliedThe decision letter
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