The Meadows, , Little Park Farm, Marchants Close, Hurstpierpoint, Hassocks, West Sussex, BN6 9UZ

Planning appeal 3330972 at The Meadows, , Little Park Farm, Marchants Close, Hurstpierpoint, Hassocks, West Sussex, BN6 9UZ (Mid Sussex District Council) was dismissed on 4 April 2024 by Inspector Perrins N, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether condition 14 is reasonable and necessary to preserve the rural character and setting of the site and surrounding area including the setting of the adjacent Grade II* listed building known as 'Little Park'.

Removal of condition No 14 of planning permission DM/22/0204 (removal of former dairy, mobile home and other outbuildings and construction of 2 dwellings)

Authority: Mid Sussex District Council
Appeal type: householder · Householder (HAS)
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Householder developments
Inspector: Perrins N
Postcode: BN6 9UZ

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether condition 14 is reasonable and necessary to preserve the rural character and setting of the site and surrounding area including the setting of the adjacent Grade II* listed building known as 'Little Park'

What decided it

The condition remains necessary and reasonable to preserve the rural character of the countryside location, and there is no material change in planning policy circumstances to justify its removal.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: DP26DP34DP12HurstC1
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 54Paragraph 56Paragraph 15

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