®Planning appeal decision
Beckley Stud, Reeds Lane, Southwater, HORSHAM, West Sussex, RH13 9DQ
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
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.
Framework references: 85, 88, 89, 187, 192, 193
Plan policies cited: Policy 2, Policy 7, Policy 9, Policy 10, Policy 25, Policy 26, Policy 31, Policy 32, Policy 33, Policy 34, SNP21.3
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.