®Planning appeal decision
St. Crispins Rc Church, Church Place, PULBOROUGH, RH20 1AF
demolition of an existing building and redevelopment of the site to provide 6 dwellings with associated access, parking, and landscaping
- Authority
- Horsham District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Hobbs J
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposal would have a likely significant effect on the integrity of the Arun Valley Special Area of Conservation (SAC), Special Protection Area and Ramsar sites
What decided it
The failure to secure the water neutrality mitigation through an enforceable legal mechanism meant the proposal could not be demonstrated to avoid a likely significant effect on the integrity of the Arun Valley Sites, contrary to the Conservation of Habitats and Species Regulations 2017.
The social and economic benefits of housing delivery, including addressing a significant shortfall in housing land supply, were outweighed by the significant adverse impacts related to the likely significant effect on the Arun Valley Sites, a matter protected by paragraph 11(d) of the Framework
Framework references: 11, 185, 186, 225
Plan policies cited: Policy 31 of the Horsham District Planning Framework (excluding South Downs National Park), November 2015
Judgments cited: Holborn Studio Ltd v The Council of the London Borough of Hackney [2017] EWHC 2823 (Admin)
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