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Dismissed2 May 20233299255

Home Farm House, 46 Springfield Road, Horsham, RH12 2PD

Planning appeal 3299255 at Home Farm House, 46 Springfield Road, Horsham, RH12 2PD (Horsham District Council) was dismissed on 2 May 2023 by Inspector Shearing C, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effects of the proposal on the external appearance of the building.

prior notification for the erection of two additional floors to provide an additional 6 residential units

Authority
Horsham District Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Other minor developments
Inspector
Shearing C
Postcode
RH12 2PD

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • the effects of the proposal on the external appearance of the building
  • the effects of the proposal on the amenity of neighbouring premises, with particular regard to those adjoining the site on London Road

What decided it

The harm to the setting of heritage assets and the unacceptable impacts on neighbouring amenity, particularly privacy and outlook, outweighed the moderate benefits of housing delivery in a sustainable location.

the moderate benefits of six new residential units and economic benefits were outweighed by the less than substantial harm to the setting of the Horsham Conservation Area and grade II listed Brunswick Place, and the unacceptable impacts on neighbouring amenity

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy 33Policy 34
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 202Paragraph 130

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