®Planning appeal decision
Beckley Stud, Reeds Lane, Southwater, Horsham, West Sussex, RH13 9DQ
Planning appeal 3324026 at Beckley Stud, Reeds Lane, Southwater, Horsham, West Sussex, RH13 9DQ (Horsham District Council) was allowed on 7 May 2025 by Inspector Satheesan R, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the development is in a suitable location having regard to the spatial strategy for the District and local and national policies concerned with the countryside and rural economic development.
the “Retention of existing green steel-clad building and mono-pitch lean-to for storage and distribution use by Equine America UK and resulting mixed use of Beckley Stud as a whole for equestrian, residential and commercial purposes
- Authority
- Horsham District Council
- Appeal type
- enforcement · Enforcement Notice
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- employment-industrial · Major general industry/storage/warehousing
- Inspector
- Satheesan R
- Postcode
- RH13 9DQ
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the development is in a suitable location having regard to the spatial strategy for the District and local and national policies concerned with the countryside and rural economic development
- The effect of the development on the living conditions for the occupiers of neighbouring properties on Reeds Lane and Coltstaple Lane, with particular regard to noise and disturbance
- The effect of the development on the integrity of the Arun Valley Special Protection Area, Special Area of Conservation and Ramsar site in relation to water neutrality
- The effect of the development on protected species, their habitats and biodiversity
What decided it
The development represents sustainable rural economic growth supporting an established equine business through a building of appropriate scale and design in a countryside location close to settlement, with negligible traffic impacts and no demonstrable harm to neighbours, landscape character or designated habitats, all capable of being controlled by conditions.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy 2Policy 7Policy 9Policy 10Policy 25Policy 26Policy 31Policy 32Policy 33Policy 34SNP21.3
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 85Paragraph 88Paragraph 89Paragraph 187Paragraph 192Paragraph 193
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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