Planning appeal decision
24 Wellington Road, Horsham, RH12 1DD
Planning appeal 3296057 at 24 Wellington Road, Horsham, RH12 1DD (Horsham District Council) was allowed in part (a split decision) on 28 June 2023 by Inspector Lewis D, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effects of the outbuilding on (i) the character and appearance of the site and its surroundings, and (ii) the residential amenity of neighbours.
Erection of an outbuilding in the garden
- Authority
- Horsham District Council
- Appeal type
- enforcement · Enforcement Notice
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Lewis D
- Postcode
- RH12 1DD
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effects of the outbuilding on (i) the character and appearance of the site and its surroundings, and (ii) the residential amenity of neighbours
What decided it
The outbuilding is disproportionate in scale and siting for the constrained plot, resulting in a cramped form of development that fails to respect local character and the importance of garden spaces in this residential area, contrary to the development plan with no sufficient material considerations to overcome this objection.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy 32 HDPFPolicy 33 HDPFPolicy HB3 NPPolicy HB4 NP
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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