®Planning appeal decision
Moat Cottage, Worthing Road, Dial Post, Horsham, West Sussex, RH13 8NS
erection of one detached dwelling
- Authority
- Horsham District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Shearing C
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the site is suitably located for new housing having particular regard to the Council's spatial strategy
- Whether the proposal would provide an acceptable standard of accommodation with regard to noise disturbance
What decided it
The proposal would provide an unacceptable standard of accommodation for future occupants due to noise disturbance from the adjacent A24, which presented substantial adverse effects that significantly and demonstrably outweighed the moderate benefits of contributing one additional residential unit.
The adverse impacts of granting planning permission, comprising substantial weight for unacceptable living conditions from noise and moderate weight for conflict with spatial strategy, significantly and demonstrably outweighed the moderate benefits of one additional residential unit and use of previously developed land, such that the proposal would not benefit from the presumption in favour of sustainable development.
Framework references: 11, 124
Plan policies cited: Policy 2, Policy 3, Policy 4, Policy 26, Policy 24, Policy 33, Policy 1
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.