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Dismissed10 April 20243326080

Albourne Equestrian Centre, Henfield Road, Albourne, Hassocks, West Sussex, BN6 9DE

Planning appeal 3326080 at Albourne Equestrian Centre, Henfield Road, Albourne, Hassocks, West Sussex, BN6 9DE (Mid Sussex District Council) was dismissed on 10 April 2024 by Inspector Evans L, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the development on the character and appearance of the local area.

a Section 73A retrospective planning application for the change of use from mixed site use comprising equine with trailer & caravan training site to mixed use site comprising equine, with open storage of motor vehicles and associated activities

Authority
Mid Sussex District Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
other · Change of use
Inspector
Evans L
Postcode
BN6 9DE

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • The effect of the development on the character and appearance of the local area

What decided it

The open storage of a large concentration of motor vehicles harms the rural character and appearance of the countryside and cannot be justified as a necessary or appropriately-scaled rural economic activity in this location.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy DP12Policy DP14Policy DP21Policy DP26Policy ALC1
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 88Paragraph 89Paragraph 180

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