®Planning appeal decision
Garrards Cowfold Road, West Grinstead, HORSHAM, RH13 8LY
Conversion and alterations to stable barn to create 3 x bedroom dwelling
- Authority
- Horsham District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Shearing C
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the site is in a suitable location for housing with particular regard to the settlement pattern and accessibility
- Whether the development would provide an acceptable standard of living conditions for future occupants, with particular regard to noise disturbance, outlook and odour
What decided it
The significant harm arising from the proposal's unsustainable location and poor accessibility by means other than private car, which significantly and demonstrably outweighed the benefits of one additional housing unit and reuse of previously developed land when assessed against the Framework as a whole.
The adverse impacts of granting planning permission (substantial harm from unsustainable location and poor accessibility) significantly and demonstrably outweighed the benefits (moderate weight to housing contribution and limited weight to reuse of previously developed land) when assessed against the Framework as a whole, tipping decisively against permission.
Framework references: 79, 80, 119, 11
Plan policies cited: Policy 2 HDPF, Policy 3 HDPF, Policy 4 HDPF, Policy 26 HDPF, Policy 33 HDPF
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.