®Planning appeal decision
Hurst House Copthorne Common Road, Copthorne, CRAWLEY, RH10 3LG
demolition of existing Dwelling and redevelopment with 6 x 2-bedroom flats and 1 x 3-bedroom self-build dwelling, together with improved access and parking within curtilage of site
- Authority
- Mid Sussex District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Nicholls H
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the location of development accords with the development plan
- whether future occupiers would have access to facilities by a range of means other than private vehicle
- whether the development would be safe over its lifetime and avoid increasing the risk of flooding elsewhere
- whether or not the development would result in prejudicial effects on highway safety
What decided it
The scheme's location outside the built-up area boundary, combined with its poor sustainability credentials and absence of robust surface water drainage evidence, conflicts with the development plan taken as a whole, and the material considerations do not carry sufficient weight to justify a decision contrary to the plan.
The moderate weight attributed to housing and economic benefits was outweighed by the scheme's conflict with the development plan, particularly its location outside the settlement boundary and poor sustainability, with the Council's adequate five-year housing land supply removing a potential material consideration that could have altered the balance.
Plan policies cited: Policy DP6, Policy DP12, Policy DP15, Policy DP21, Policy DP32, Policy DP41, Policy CNP2, Policy CNP3, Policy CNP4, Policy CNP14
Judgments cited: Wheatcroft Ltd v SSE [1982]
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.