Planning appeal decision
The Levee Loxwood Road, Rudgwick, Horsham, RH12 3BP
Planning appeal 3328171 at The Levee Loxwood Road, Rudgwick, Horsham, RH12 3BP (Horsham District Council) was dismissed on 3 June 2024 by Inspector Nicholls H, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effects of the proposal on the surrounding countryside.
replacement dog breeding kennels with ancillary facilities
- Authority
- Horsham District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- agricultural · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Nicholls H
- Postcode
- RH12 3BP
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effects of the proposal on the surrounding countryside
- the effects of the proposal on the living conditions of neighbouring occupiers, in terms of noise and disturbance
- the effects of the proposal on the Arun Valley Special Area of Conservation, Special Protection Area and Ramsar sites
What decided it
The proposal would cause harm to the surrounding countryside, neighbouring living conditions through noise, and the integrity of protected ecological sites, with insufficient evidence to demonstrate otherwise, and these harms were not outweighed by the stated benefits.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy 10 HDPFPolicy 26 HDPFPolicy 33 HDPFPolicy 31 HDPF
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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The main issues, what decided it, the planning balance and the policies and judgments listed as cited are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro and are our summary, not the Inspector’s words; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.
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