®Planning appeal decision
Dyke Farm West Chiltington Road, PULBOROUGH, RH20 2EE
removal of metal store and carport. Conversion of barn to form two dwellings and construction of new carport with store
- Authority
- Horsham District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Pannell G
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area
- whether the proposed development would provide a suitable location for housing, having regard to the spatial strategy
What decided it
The unacceptable harm to character and appearance arising from the domestication of the barn and intensification of use, which would significantly and demonstrably outweigh the housing supply and other benefits when assessed against the Framework as a whole.
The modest social benefits from housing contribution and economic benefits during construction were significantly and demonstrably outweighed by the unacceptable harm to character and appearance and failure to enhance the building's immediate setting.
Framework references: 11, 79, 80
Plan policies cited: Policy 2, Policy 3, Policy 4, Policy 25, Policy 26, Policy 32, Policy 33
Judgments cited: Braintree [2018] EWCA Civ. 610; Bramshill [2021] EWCA Civ 320
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.