®Planning appeal decision
Moat Cottage, Worthing Road, Dial Post, Horsham, West Sussex, RH13 8NS
Planning appeal 3321982 at Moat Cottage, Worthing Road, Dial Post, Horsham, West Sussex, RH13 8NS (Horsham District Council) was dismissed on 15 February 2024 by Inspector Shearing C, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the site is suitably located for new housing having particular regard to the Council's spatial strategy.
erection of one detached dwelling
- Authority
- Horsham District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Shearing C
- Postcode
- RH13 8NS
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.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy 2Policy 3Policy 4Policy 26Policy 24Policy 33Policy 1
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11Paragraph 124
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.
See how each was appliedThe decision letter
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