®Planning appeal decision
Lot 1, Delspride, Kent Street, Cowfold, Horsham, West Sussex, RH13 8BB
Planning appeal 3333162 at Lot 1, Delspride, Kent Street, Cowfold, Horsham, West Sussex, RH13 8BB (Horsham District Council) was allowed on 23 September 2024 by Inspector Bowyer J, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether prior approval should be granted having regard to whether the location or siting of the building makes it impractical or undesirable for the building to change from agricultural use to a use falling within Class C3 (dwellinghouses) in respect of odour, noise and disturbance effects on the living conditions of future occupiers.
‘change of use of agricultural building to a single dwellinghouse’
- Authority
- Horsham District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Bowyer J
- Postcode
- RH13 8BB
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether prior approval should be granted having regard to whether the location or siting of the building makes it impractical or undesirable for the building to change from agricultural use to a use falling within Class C3 (dwellinghouses) in respect of odour, noise and disturbance effects on the living conditions of future occupiers
What decided it
The granting of prior approval for residential conversion of the adjacent Lot 2 indicated an intention for residential use rather than resuming active agricultural use, making the prospect of future agricultural disturbance negligible and the location therefore not impractical or undesirable for residential conversion.
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