®Planning appeal decision
Hunters Oak, Faygate Lane, Faygate, West Sussex, RH12 4SJ
the demolition of existing residential and light industrial buildings and erection of 28 no. 2, 3, 4 and 5 bedroom dwellings with associated access road and parking
- Authority
- Horsham District Council
- Appeal type
- major · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Major dwellings
- Inspector
- Heward H
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether or not the proposed development would provide a suitable location for housing
- the effect of the proposal on areas or sites of particular importance
What decided it
The potential adverse effects on the Arun Valley SAC, SPA and Ramsar sites and the loss of and harm to Durrants Copse Ancient Woodland provided clear reasons for refusing the development under Framework paragraph 11(d)(i), displacing the presumption in favour of sustainable development despite the significant weight attached to housing delivery.
The significant weight attached to the benefit of 28 additional dwellings and the housing shortfall was outweighed by the substantial weight of potential adverse effects on designated habitat sites and ancient woodland, which provided clear reasons for refusal under the Framework protections for areas of particular importance
Framework references: 11, 76, 77, 180, 186, 226
Plan policies cited: Policy 2, Policy 3, Policy 4, Policy 9, Policy 16, Policy 25, Policy 26, Policy 31, Policy 38
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.