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

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

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

Framework references: 202, 130

Plan policies cited: Policy 33, Policy 34

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Heritage. Listed buildings by grade and distance, conservation areas, scheduled monuments, registered parks and gardens, heritage at risk.
Landscape and environment. Green belt, national parks and national landscapes, SSSIs, ancient woodland, SPA, SAC and Ramsar sites, nutrient catchments.
Flooding. Flood zones 2 and 3, surface water, and both again with climate change.
Transport. The 800 metre station catchment and service frequency, bus stops with their weekday frequency, the cycle network, and the Framework’s transport tests measured for the site.

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