Land South of Mayfield Nursery, West Chiltington Lane, Billingshurst, West Sussex, RH14 9EA

Planning appeal 3297687 at Land South of Mayfield Nursery, West Chiltington Lane, Billingshurst, West Sussex, RH14 9EA (Horsham District Council) was dismissed on 11 July 2023 by Inspector Buchanan R, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposal would provide a suitable location for housing having regard to its location and the Council's spatial strategy.

two new dwellings designed as two storey 3 to 4 bedroom residential homes

Authority: Horsham District Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector: Buchanan R
Postcode: RH14 9EA

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether the proposal would provide a suitable location for housing having regard to its location and the Council's spatial strategy

What decided it

The site is not a suitable location for housing as it is fundamentally at odds with the Council's spatial strategy and would not promote sustainable transport or limit the need to travel, and these significant harms outweigh the modest benefits of housing delivery despite the housing land supply shortfall.

The modest social, economic and environmental benefits of two dwellings and housing delivery were outweighed by the significant harm from locating development contrary to the spatial strategy and failing to promote sustainable transport, despite the Council's inability to demonstrate a 5-year housing land supply.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: HDPF Policy 2HDPF Policy 3HDPF Policy 4HDPF Policy 16HDPF Policy 26
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 11

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