Planning appeal decision
16 Old School Close, Petworth, GU28 9BF
Planning appeal 3306050 at 16 Old School Close, Petworth, GU28 9BF (South Downs) was dismissed on 19 December 2022 by Inspector Andrews M, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposed garage on the character and appearance of the street scene of Old School Close.
a side extension to provide a single garage
- Authority
- South Downs
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Andrews M
- Postcode
- GU28 9BF
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposed garage on the character and appearance of the street scene of Old School Close
What decided it
The garage would appear as an unsympathetic addition that fails to integrate with the host dwelling and would be particularly prominent in street views, thereby unacceptably harming the character and appearance of Old School Close and the setting of the adjoining conservation area.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy SD31paragraph 7.94 of the SDNP Local Plan 2014-33
- 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.
See how each was appliedThe decision letter
Town Planner Pro holds this letter. The Appeals plan opens it and every other letter we hold, all of them searchable, with the main issues and what decided each case picked out. We do not show letters on the free site because they carry people’s names and addresses.
With an account
What an account adds to this decision


More decisions in South Downs
The authority’s record since 2016 · every decision in 2022
- Dismissed14 July 20266001892Empshott Grange, Church Lane, Empshott, Hampshire, GU33 6HT
- Dismissed23 June 20266001025Roman Mile Farm, Bignor Park Road, Bignor, West Sussex, RH20 1HQ
- Dismissed28 May 20266004671Reeves Britannia, 140 The Causeway, Petersfield, Hampshire, GU31 4LL
- Dismissed27 May 20266006395Weyridge, The Street, Binsted, Hampshire, GU34 4PF
- Dismissed11 May 2026600074417 High Street, Lewes, East Sussex, BN7 2LN
The main issues, what decided it, the planning balance and the policies and judgments listed as cited are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro and are our summary, not the Inspector’s words; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.
®