®Planning appeal decision
Hunters Oak, Faygate Lane, Faygate, West Sussex, RH12 4SJ
Planning appeal 3323709 at Hunters Oak, Faygate Lane, Faygate, West Sussex, RH12 4SJ (Horsham District Council) was dismissed on 11 September 2024 by Inspector Heward H, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether or not the proposed development would provide a suitable location for housing.
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
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy 2Policy 3Policy 4Policy 9Policy 16Policy 25Policy 26Policy 31Policy 38
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11Paragraph 76Paragraph 77Paragraph 180Paragraph 186Paragraph 226
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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