Planning appeal decision
Horsmanshoad, Pickwell Lane, Ansty, RH17 5RH
Planning appeal 3302631 at Horsmanshoad, Pickwell Lane, Ansty, RH17 5RH (Mid Sussex District Council) was dismissed on 13 February 2023 by Inspector Reid J, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the future occupiers would have reasonable access to local shops and services by means other than the private car.
Conversion of existing buildings to one 1-bed and one 2-bed dwelling houses
- Authority
- Mid Sussex District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Reid J
- Postcode
- RH17 5RH
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the future occupiers would have reasonable access to local shops and services by means other than the private car
What decided it
The site's location in the countryside at distance from local shops and services, with occupiers likely dependent on private cars for day-to-day needs, fails to meet the sustainability requirements of the development plan.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy DP6Policy DP12Policy DP15Policy DP21Policy BOLBB1
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 80
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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