®Planning appeal decision
St Clare, 15-37 Fern Road, Storrington, Pulborough, West Sussex, RH20 4LW
Planning appeal 3337251 at St Clare, 15-37 Fern Road, Storrington, Pulborough, West Sussex, RH20 4LW (Horsham District Council) was dismissed on 11 December 2024 by Inspector Nicholls H, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effects of the proposal on the character and appearance of the site and surrounding area and whether the site would capably accommodate the scale of development proposed.
outline application for the erection of 2no buildings for the provision of 4no flats per unit, with all matters reserved
- Authority
- Horsham District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Nicholls H
- Postcode
- RH20 4LW
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effects of the proposal on the character and appearance of the site and surrounding area and whether the site would capably accommodate the scale of development proposed
- the effects of the proposal on the biodiversity of the site
- the effects of the proposal on the Arun Valley Special Area of Conservation, Special Protection Area and Ramsar sites
What decided it
The inability to demonstrate that the development would not harm the integrity of the Arun Valley Protected Sites, combined with harm to character and appearance and biodiversity, outweighed the housing delivery benefits and engaged the footnote 7 exception to the presumption in favour of sustainable development.
The public benefits of delivering up to eight dwellings on a windfall site with economic benefits were outweighed by the collective harms to character and appearance, biodiversity and the integrity of the Arun Valley Protected Sites, with the latter engaging footnote 7 protection and disengaging the presumption in favour of sustainable development.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy 31Policy 32Policy 33
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11Paragraph 7
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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