®Planning appeal decision
Honeywood House, Horsham Road, Rowhook, West Sussex, RH12 3QD
Planning appeal 3307772 at Honeywood House, Horsham Road, Rowhook, West Sussex, RH12 3QD (Horsham District Council) was dismissed on 25 May 2023 by Inspector White J, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the proposed development would provide a suitable location for housing having regard to the accessibility of services and facilities.
Demolition of tractor shed and cottage; erection of two dwellings; conversion and restoration of clock tower and stable building to form a dwelling; associated car parking and landscaping
- Authority
- Horsham District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- White J
- Postcode
- RH12 3QD
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the proposed development would provide a suitable location for housing having regard to the accessibility of services and facilities
- whether the proposed development would provide suitable living conditions for future occupiers of the proposed dwelling referred to as 'Grooms Cottage', with particular regard to noise and disturbance and privacy
- the effect of the proposal on local biodiversity, having particular regard to bats
What decided it
The proposed dwellings would not be in an accessible location and would result in dependency on private car use, contrary to the spatial strategy and sustainable development aims, and this significant environmental and social harm outweighs the benefits even under the tilted balance.
The adverse impacts of unsustainable location and car dependency significantly and demonstrably outweighed the benefits of housing provision and support to the nursing home, even with the tilted balance engaged due to lack of five-year housing supply.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy 1Policy 2Policy 3Policy 4Policy 10Policy 26Policy 31Policy 33
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 80Paragraph 174Paragraph 180Paragraph 11
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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