Planning appeal decision
Honeysuckle Cottage Horsham Road, Findon, Worthing, BN14 0UY
Planning appeal 3284029 at Honeysuckle Cottage Horsham Road, Findon, Worthing, BN14 0UY (South Downs) was allowed on 29 March 2022 by Inspector Hocking P, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the roof lantern is harmful to the character and appearance of the area and the dark night skies of the National Park.
Single storey rear conservatory. Change of use for incorporation of open space to side of property into garden and construction of new boundary wall
- Authority
- South Downs
- Appeal type
- enforcement · Enforcement Notice
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Hocking P
- Postcode
- BN14 0UY
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the roof lantern is harmful to the character and appearance of the area and the dark night skies of the National Park
What decided it
The roof lantern, viewed against the backdrop of a developed residential area with existing similar structures, does not cause harmful light spillage or detract from the character and appearance of the area or the National Park's dark night skies.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- SD4SD5SD8SD31CFW8HD7
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.
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