Hoes Farm, Cowfold Road (A272), Shipley, HORSHAM, RH13 8PF

retention of an ambulance station and parking areas

Authority: Horsham District Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: employment-industrial · Other minor developments
Inspector: Harley S

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether the site is an appropriate location for the appeal scheme taking into account local and national spatial planning policy
The effect on the character and appearance of the area
The effect on the living conditions of nearby residents
The effect on the integrity of the Arun Valley Special Area of Conservation, Special Protection Area, and Ramsar Site

What decided it

The failure to demonstrate water neutrality in relation to the Arun Valley Special Area of Conservation, Special Protection Area, and Ramsar Site, which prevented the Inspector from granting permission under Regulation 63 of the Conservation of Habitats and Species Regulations 2017.

Plan policies cited: Policy 1, Policy 2, Policy 10, Policy 26, Policy 2(8), Policy 7, Policy 24, Policy 25, Policy 32, Policy 33, Policy 31, Policy 43, Shipley Parish Neighbourhood Plan Policy CO2

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Heritage. Listed buildings by grade and distance, conservation areas, scheduled monuments, registered parks and gardens, heritage at risk.
Landscape and environment. Green belt, national parks and national landscapes, SSSIs, ancient woodland, SPA, SAC and Ramsar sites, nutrient catchments.
Flooding. Flood zones 2 and 3, surface water, and both again with climate change.
Transport. The 800 metre station catchment and service frequency, bus stops with their weekday frequency, the cycle network, and the Framework’s transport tests measured for the site.

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