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Dismissed21 November 20243339718

Nowhurst Business Park, Guildford Road, Broadbridge Heath, West Sussex, RH12 3PJ

Planning appeal 3339718 at Nowhurst Business Park, Guildford Road, Broadbridge Heath, West Sussex, RH12 3PJ (Horsham District Council) was dismissed on 21 November 2024 by Inspector Mileham P, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the conditions are reasonable and necessary having regard to the living conditions of nearby occupiers and on the character of the area.

Outline application for development of up to 26,942 sq m (GIA) for B1c, B2 and B8 employment uses with ancillary offices, car parking and service yard areas with associated drainage works, site re-profiling and landscaping

Authority
Horsham District Council
Appeal type
major · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
employment-industrial · Major general industry/storage/warehousing
Inspector
Mileham P
Postcode
RH12 3PJ

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the conditions are reasonable and necessary having regard to the living conditions of nearby occupiers and on the character of the area

What decided it

The conditions are reasonable and necessary to protect the tranquil character of the rural area from the significant increase in nighttime noise that would result from unrestricted commercial operations, notwithstanding that noise levels would not harm living conditions of nearby occupiers.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy 25Policy 26Policy 32Policy 24Policy 33
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 56

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