®Planning appeal decision
Wychwood Barn Brighton Road, Shermanbury, Horsham, RH13 8HE
Planning appeal 3282919 at Wychwood Barn Brighton Road, Shermanbury, Horsham, RH13 8HE (Horsham District Council) was dismissed on 23 June 2022 by Inspector Pannell G, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the proposed development would provide a suitable location for housing, having regard to the spatial strategy.
conversion and alteration of barn to form dwelling. Retention of two small sheds for use as cycle and a bin store
- Authority
- Horsham District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Pannell G
- Postcode
- RH13 8HE
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the proposed development would provide a suitable location for housing, having regard to the spatial strategy
- the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area
What decided it
The unacceptable harm to the character and appearance of the rural area, which would result from the domestication of the building and introduction of an urban form into the countryside, significantly and demonstrably outweighs the benefits of housing delivery under the tilted balance.
The modest social and economic benefits of housing delivery and construction activity were significantly and demonstrably outweighed by the unacceptable harm to local environment in respect of character and appearance and the failure to enhance the building's immediate setting.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy 8 of the Wineham and Shermanbury Plan 2014-2031Policy 25 of the HDPFPolicy 26 of the HDPFPolicy 32 of the HDPFPolicy 33 of the HDPFPolicy 4 of the WASP
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 80Paragraph 11
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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