®Planning appeal decision
Land at Ashington House, London Road , Ashington Pulborough, RH20 3AT
permission in principle for residential development (between 1 and 9 dwellings)
- Authority
- Horsham District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Pipkin R
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the site is suitable for residential development, having regard to its location, the proposed land use and the amount of development
What decided it
The significant but less than substantial harm to the setting of the Grade II listed building Ashington House, which would not be outweighed by the public benefits of the scheme, combined with conflict with the spatial strategy and harm to rural character.
The benefits of housing supply, economic activity and support for local services and facilities did not outweigh the significant but less than substantial harm to the designated heritage asset and the conflict with the spatial strategy and character protection policies; the tilted balance did not apply due to heritage harm.
Framework references: 11, 79, 80, 202
Plan policies cited: Policy 2, Policy 3, Policy 4, Policy 26, Policy 34, Policy 25, Policy 32, Policy 33, Policy ASH1, Policy ASH4, Policy ASH5
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.