Planning appeal decision
Little Park Farm, Marchants Close, Hurstpierpoint, West Sussex, BN6 9XD
Planning appeal 3321453 at Little Park Farm, Marchants Close, Hurstpierpoint, West Sussex, BN6 9XD (Mid Sussex District Council) was allowed on 6 July 2023 by Inspector Andrews M, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the proposed porch on the rural character and appearance of the locality.
a single storey porch extension
- Authority
- Mid Sussex District Council
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Andrews M
- Postcode
- BN6 9XD
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the proposed porch on the rural character and appearance of the locality
- the effect on the setting of 'Little Park', a Grade II* Listed Building
What decided it
The porch is a minor, well-designed domestic addition of modest scale that would have no adverse effect on rural character or the setting of the Grade II* listed building.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy DP12Policy DP26Policy DP34Policy HurstC1
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 12Paragraph 16
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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