Lutwicke Corner Cottage , Stane Street, Slinfold, RH13 0RE

the construction of a detached barn style dwelling

Authority: Horsham District Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector: Buchanan R

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether the proposal would provide a suitable location for housing having regard to its location and the Council's spatial strategy

What decided it

The site is not a suitable location for residential development as it is fundamentally at odds with the Council's spatial strategy, located in a distinctly rural area remote from services with poor pedestrian and cycling accessibility, and the modest housing benefits do not outweigh the significant harm to sustainable development objectives.

The modest social, economic and environmental benefits of a single dwelling on previously developed land were significantly and demonstrably outweighed by the conflict with the spatial strategy and the failure to promote sustainable transport, which have compelling weight despite the shortfall in housing land supply

Framework references: 11

Plan policies cited: HDPF Policy 2, HDPF Policy 3, HDPF Policy 4, HDPF Policy 16, HDPF Policy 26

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