Planning appeal decision
Hurston Lane Depot, Hurston Lane, Storrington, West Sussex, RH20 4AF
Planning appeal 3292174 at Hurston Lane Depot, Hurston Lane, Storrington, West Sussex, RH20 4AF (Horsham District Council) was dismissed on 13 June 2023 by Inspector Hickey A, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposed development on highway safety.
mixed use of premises for Classes B2, B8 and E(g)
- Authority
- Horsham District Council
- Appeal type
- major · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- employment-industrial · Major general industry/storage/warehousing
- Inspector
- Hickey A
- Postcode
- RH20 4AF
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposed development on highway safety
- The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the countryside
What decided it
The lack of substantive evidence to demonstrate that the proposal would not have unacceptable implications for highway safety, particularly regarding vehicle types, movements, and adequate parking and manoeuvring space on a constrained single-track access road.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy 26 HDPFPolicy 40 HDPFPolicy 41 HDPFPolicy 1 Storrington, Sullington & Washington Neighbourhood Plan
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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The main issues, what decided it, the planning balance and the policies and judgments listed as cited are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro and are our summary, not the Inspector’s words; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.
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