Planning appeal decision
Mill House Farm Drungewick Lane, Loxwood, Billingshurst, RH14 0RS
Planning appeal 3308664 at Mill House Farm Drungewick Lane, Loxwood, Billingshurst, RH14 0RS (Chichester District Council) was allowed on 12 December 2023 by Inspector Simpson V, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Appeal A: whether the development proposals would be permitted development under Article 3(1) and Schedule 2, Part 3, Class Q.(b) of the GPDO, and if so, whether prior approval may be granted.
Change of use from agricultural buildings to 1 dwelling (Appeal A) and 4 dwellings (Appeal B), Class C3
- Authority
- Chichester District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Simpson V
- Postcode
- RH14 0RS
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Appeal A: whether the development proposals would be permitted development under Article 3(1) and Schedule 2, Part 3, Class Q.(b) of the GPDO, and if so, whether prior approval may be granted
- Appeal B: whether the development proposals would be permitted development under Article 3(1) and Schedule 2, Part 3, Class Q.(a) only of the GPDO, and if so, whether prior approval may be granted
What decided it
The development proposals satisfy the permitted development criteria under the GPDO and would not cause unacceptable harm in respect of the relevant prior approval matters specified in paragraph Q.2.
What the Inspector cited
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 56
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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