Planning appeal decision
18 Meadow View, Sayers Common, Hassocks, West Sussex, BN6 9GB
Planning appeal 3320158 at 18 Meadow View, Sayers Common, Hassocks, West Sussex, BN6 9GB (Mid Sussex District Council) was dismissed on 6 July 2023 by Inspector Andrews M, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposed access and parking space on the character and appearance of the area at the junction of Meadow View with Reeds Lane.
a new access and dropped kerb
- Authority
- Mid Sussex District Council
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Andrews M
- Postcode
- BN6 9GB
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposed access and parking space on the character and appearance of the area at the junction of Meadow View with Reeds Lane
What decided it
The harm to the character and appearance of the area caused by introducing a hardstanding and parked vehicle into the open plan grassed frontage at the junction, which outweighs the convenience benefit to the appellant.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy DP26
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 12
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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