®Planning appeal decision
Meadow House, Brighton Road, Woodmancote, Henfield, West Sussex, BN5 9ST
Planning appeal 3287175 at Meadow House, Brighton Road, Woodmancote, Henfield, West Sussex, BN5 9ST (Horsham District Council) was dismissed on 31 October 2023 by Inspector Wilkinson H, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the appeal site would provide a suitable location for housing having regard to its position within the countryside and the spatial strategy for the district.
the erection of four bedroom detached dwelling
- Authority
- Horsham District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Wilkinson H
- Postcode
- BN5 9ST
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the appeal site would provide a suitable location for housing having regard to its position within the countryside and the spatial strategy for the district
- whether any harm in respect of the first issue would be outweighed by other material considerations, such as to justify a decision otherwise than in accordance with the development plan
What decided it
The site's location in the countryside outside a built-up area boundary in an unclassified settlement with limited facilities and poor accessibility, requiring heavy reliance on private vehicles, conflicts with the spatial strategy and sustainable development objectives of the Framework and cannot be justified even with a housing land supply shortfall.
The adverse impacts of locating housing in an unsustainable location with heavy dependence on private vehicles significantly and demonstrably outweigh the benefits of housing delivery and design quality, such that the presumption in favour of sustainable development does not apply.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy 1Policy 2Policy 3Policy 4Policy 26Woodmancote Parish Neighbourhood Development Plan 2016-2031 Policy 2
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 80Paragraph 134Paragraph 199Paragraph 11Paragraph 219
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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