®Planning appeal decision
Home Wood, Slugwash Lane, Haywards Heath, RH17 7TD
Planning appeal 3302665 at Home Wood, Slugwash Lane, Haywards Heath, RH17 7TD (Mid Sussex District Council) was dismissed on 10 July 2023 by Inspector Sylvester G, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the proposed dwelling would be in an appropriate location for new housing, with particular regard to accessibility to local facilities and services, and the effect on local character.
Part retrospective planning application for the continuation and completion of a new build barn of the same design as that approved under Class Q permission DM/19/4993
- Authority
- Mid Sussex District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Sylvester G
- Postcode
- RH17 7TD
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the proposed dwelling would be in an appropriate location for new housing, with particular regard to accessibility to local facilities and services, and the effect on local character
What decided it
The proposed dwelling would be an isolated home in the countryside with future occupiers heavily reliant on private vehicles, conflicting with the development plan's locational strategy and the Framework's objectives for sustainable communities, and no material considerations of sufficient weight outweigh this conflict.
The small benefits of housing supply, economic benefits during construction, and renewable energy features were outweighed by the conflict with the development plan as a whole, the creation of an isolated dwelling in the countryside, harm to rural character, and the unsustainability of the location for non-car travel.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy DP6Policy DP12Policy DP15Policy DP21Policy DP39Policy 1
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11Paragraph 73Paragraph 79Paragraph 80Paragraph 105Paragraph 110Paragraph 130Paragraph 174
- Judgments
- Braintree District Council v SSCLG Greyread Ltd & Granville Developments Ltd [2018] EWCA Civ 610; City and Country Bramshill Ltd v SSHCLG [2021] EWCA Civ 320
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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