®Planning appeal decision
Rosedale The Street, Bolney, Haywards Heath, RH17 5PF
Planning appeal 3301182 at Rosedale The Street, Bolney, Haywards Heath, RH17 5PF (Mid Sussex District Council) was dismissed on 6 March 2023 by Inspector Andrews M, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the proposed dwelling on the character and appearance of the area.
to remove the existing garage and erect a new detached single storey, 2 bedroom residential dwelling, with associated car parking spaces for 2 vehicles to the rear of Rosedale. Formation of new access from Paynesfield and erection of new 2m high garden wall
- Authority
- Mid Sussex District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Andrews M
- Postcode
- RH17 5PF
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the proposed dwelling on the character and appearance of the area
- the effect on the living conditions for neighbouring occupiers as regards noise & disturbance, outlook and privacy
What decided it
The harm to character and appearance caused by overdevelopment of an inappropriately small and constrained backland plot with design out of keeping with the established residential character outweighs the social and economic benefits of an additional dwelling.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy DP26 of the Mid Sussex District Plan 2014-2031Policy BOLH2 of the Bolney Neighbourhood Plan 2015-2031
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 12
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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