®Planning appeal decision
Lower Batchelors Emms Lane, Barns Green, HORSHAM, RH13 0QH
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
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.
Framework references: 11, 15, 69, 110, 130, 180
Plan policies cited: Policy 2, Policy 3, Policy 4, Policy 26, Policy 25, Policy 32, Policy 33, Policy 40, Policy 41
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.