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Allowed23 March 20233314196

15 Portsmouth Lane, Lindfield, Haywards Heath, RH16 1SE

Planning appeal 3314196 at 15 Portsmouth Lane, Lindfield, Haywards Heath, RH16 1SE (Mid Sussex District Council) was allowed on 23 March 2023 by Inspector Cramond D, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the locality.

A new detached double garage set to the front of the dwelling in matching materials, approximately 6.0 metres deep and wide with pitched roof to approximately 2.5 metres eaves and 4.7 metres ridge

Authority
Mid Sussex District Council
Appeal type
householder · Householder (HAS)
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Householder developments
Inspector
Cramond D
Postcode
RH16 1SE

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the locality

What decided it

The unusual physical circumstances of the site, particularly the level changes and angled drive configuration, allowed the garage to be set well into the front garden with vegetative screening such that it would not appear incongruous or prominent and would maintain the character and appearance of the locality.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy DP26 of the Mid Sussex District PlanPolicy E9 of the Haywards Heath Neighbourhood PlanPolicy E10 of the Haywards Heath Neighbourhood PlanPolicy H9 of the Haywards Heath Neighbourhood PlanDG49 of the Mid Sussex Design Guide SPD

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