®Planning appeal decision
The Copper Cabin and Geodesic Dome , Land To The East of Fryern Road , Storrington, Pulborough, West Sussex, RH20 4BJ
without planning permission, the material change of use of land for the siting of a copper cabin and ancillary geodesic dome for use as short-term holiday accommodation, and associated operational development of the access, car parking, boardwalks and landscaping. Copper Cabin as shown in green, geodesic dome as shown in orange and car parking as shown hatched in blue and the boardwalks as shown in yellow in the approximate locations shown on the attached plan
- Authority
- Horsham District Council
- Appeal type
- enforcement · Enforcement Notice
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- leisure-sport · Change of use
- Inspector
- Thomas N
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the steps required by the enforcement notice exceed what is necessary to remedy the breach of planning control
- Whether the period for compliance with the requirements of the notice is too short
What decided it
The ongoing harm to Ancient Woodland and protected species justified maintaining a strict compliance period for ceasing the unauthorised use, while extended periods for physical removal and restoration were reasonable to avoid exacerbating ground and woodland damage during winter months.
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.