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Notice upheld7 May 20253336623

The Hen and Chicken, Worthing Road, Southwater, RH13 9BH

Planning appeal 3336623 at The Hen and Chicken, Worthing Road, Southwater, RH13 9BH (Horsham District Council) was dismissed on 7 May 2025 by Inspector Satheesan R, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the development on the living conditions for the neighbouring residential occupiers on Netherton Close with particular regard to cooking odours, noise, and disturbance.

Without planning permission, the installation of metal ducting to the external elevation of the building comprising a mechanical extraction ventilation system in the approximate position shown on the attached plan

Authority
Horsham District Council
Appeal type
enforcement · Enforcement Notice
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
leisure-sport · Minor retail and services
Inspector
Satheesan R
Postcode
RH13 9BH

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • the effect of the development on the living conditions for the neighbouring residential occupiers on Netherton Close with particular regard to cooking odours, noise, and disturbance
  • the effect of the development on the character and appearance of the host building and area

What decided it

The unacceptable harm to the living conditions of neighbouring residential occupiers through noise and cooking odours, which the appellant failed to demonstrate would be adequately controlled, in conflict with Policy 33 of the Horsham District Planning Framework.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy 33 of the Horsham District Planning Framework, 2015Policy 34 of the Horsham District Planning Framework, 2015Policy SNP16 of the Southwater Neighbourhood Plan, 2020Policy SNP19 of the Southwater Neighbourhood Plan, 2020
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 202Paragraph 216

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