Land at Springfield, Spring Gardens, Washington, PULBOROUGH, West Sussex, RH20 3BS

without planning permission, erection of a building in the approximate position shown edged and hatched green on the plan attached to the notice (the building) and use of this building as a gymnasium

Authority: Horsham District Council
Appeal type: enforcement · Enforcement Notice
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: leisure-sport · Minor retail and services
Inspector: Hawkins S

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether the gym is in a suitable location, having regard to the Development Plan and national policy concerning sustainable rural development
The effect on the character and appearance of the surrounding countryside
The effect on European Protected Sites

What decided it

The gym is not a sustainable rural development in an unsuitable countryside location with unacceptable harm to character and appearance and adverse impact on European Protected Sites, all in conflict with the Development Plan.

Framework references: 56, 88, 89

Plan policies cited: HDPF Policy 10, HDPF Policy 25, HDPF Policy 26, HDPF Policy 31, HDPF Policy 32, HDPF Policy 33, HDPF Policy 40, NP Policy ASH1, NP Policy ASH5, NP Policy ASH8

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