®Planning appeal decision
Land South of Henfield Road, Albourne , BN6 9DH
the erection of up to 120 residential dwellings including 30% affordable housing, public open space and community facilities. All matters are reserved except for access
- Authority
- Mid Sussex District Council
- Appeal type
- major · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Inquiry
- Development
- residential · Major dwellings
- Inspector
- Bust R
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposal on the landscape character including the public rights of way
- The effect of the proposal on the significance of nearby designated heritage assets including the Albourne Conservation Area and Listed Buildings
- Whether or not the Council can demonstrate a deliverable 5-year housing land supply
What decided it
The significant landscape character harm combined with the less-than-substantial but significant heritage harm outweighed the identified benefits, within a standard (non-tilted) planning balance because the development plan policies were found not to be out of date and a five-year housing land supply was demonstrated.
The benefits of market and affordable housing, economic, environmental and community benefits did not individually or cumulatively outweigh the significant landscape harm, the less than substantial (but significant) heritage harm, and the conflict with the development plan as a whole, so the balance tipped against the proposal.
Framework references: 11, 56, 60, 61, 66, 74, 174, 202
Plan policies cited: Policy DP4, Policy DP6, Policy DP12, Policy DP15, Policy DP20, Policy DP24, Policy DP25, Policy DP31, Policy DP34, Policy DP35, Policy ALC1, Policy ALH1
Judgments cited: Bernard Wheatcroft Ltd v SSE [JPL 1982 P37]
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.