®Planning appeal decision
Priory Fields, Monastery Lane, Storrington, West Suusex, RH20 4LN
Planning appeal 3337327 at Priory Fields, Monastery Lane, Storrington, West Suusex, RH20 4LN (Horsham District Council) was dismissed on 10 December 2024 by Inspector Nicholls H, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the location of development accords with the development plan.
build eight low cost homes for local people
- Authority
- Horsham District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Nicholls H
- Postcode
- RH20 4LN
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the location of development accords with the development plan
- the effects of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area
- the effects of the proposal on the biodiversity interests of the site and surrounding area
- the effects of the proposal on the Arun Valley Special Area of Conservation, Special Protection Area and Ramsar sites
What decided it
The proposals would cause harm to the integrity of the Arun Valley Protected Sites through increased water abstraction without adequate mitigation, which is afforded protection under NPPF paragraph 11d and footnote 7, disengaging 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 the development plan compliance, character and appearance, biodiversity, and the integrity of the Arun Valley Protected Sites, with the latter providing a clear reason for refusal under NPPF footnote 7.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy 3 HDPFPolicy 4 HDPFPolicy 26 HDPFPolicy 31 HDPFPolicy 25 HDPFPolicy 33 HDPFPolicy 32 HDPFPolicy 1 SSWNPPolicy 14 SSWNP
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11Paragraph 11d
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.
See how each was appliedThe decision letter
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