Planning appeal decision
Land To West Of Horsted Keynes Station, Horsted Lane, Sharpthorne, Horsted Keynes, West Sussex, RH19 4HY
Planning appeal 3326988 at Land To West Of Horsted Keynes Station, Horsted Lane, Sharpthorne, Horsted Keynes, West Sussex, RH19 4HY (Mid Sussex District Council) was dismissed on 1 May 2024 by Inspector Carpenter C, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposed development would be granted planning permission by Article 3(1) and Schedule 2, Part 6, Class E of the GPDO.
Creation of a new road through surfacing of an existing private track
- Authority
- Mid Sussex District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- agricultural · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Carpenter C
- Postcode
- RH19 4HY
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposed development would be granted planning permission by Article 3(1) and Schedule 2, Part 6, Class E of the GPDO
What decided it
Insufficient evidence to demonstrate that the proposed surfaced track would be reasonably necessary for the purposes of forestry, as required by Schedule 2, Part 6, Class E of the GPDO.
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