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Dismissed27 October 20213273696

45B Wood Ride, Haywards Heath, West Sussex, RH16 4NL

Planning appeal 3273696 at 45B Wood Ride, Haywards Heath, West Sussex, RH16 4NL (Mid Sussex District Council) was dismissed on 27 October 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 erection of one detached property and a pair of semi-detached properties with detached garaging and associated surface parking on land adjacent to 45b Wood Ride, Haywards Heath

Authority
Mid Sussex District Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector
Jolly J
Postcode
RH16 4NL

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 living conditions of neighbouring and future occupiers

What decided it

The cramped arc-style built form extending across the width of the site would be fundamentally at odds with the character of the area and would cause overbearing and overlooking harm to neighbouring occupiers' living conditions.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy DP26 of the Mid Sussex District Plan 2018Policies E9, E13 and H9 of the Haywards Heath Town Council Neighbourhood Plan 2016
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 130

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