Planning appeal decision
Woodlands, Parsons Meadow, Norwood Lane, East Lavington, West Sussex, GU28 0QG
Planning appeal 3339986 at Woodlands, Parsons Meadow, Norwood Lane, East Lavington, West Sussex, GU28 0QG (South Downs) was dismissed on 16 July 2024 by Inspector Harley S, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the need for the storage containers has been justified.
retention of two storage containers for the storage of equipment to use in association with woodland management
- Authority
- South Downs
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- agricultural · Minor general industry/storage/warehousing
- Inspector
- Harley S
- Postcode
- GU28 0QQ
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the need for the storage containers has been justified
- The effect on the character and appearance of the area having particular regard to the design and size of the storage containers and the location within the SDNP
What decided it
The design and size of the storage containers is harmful to the character and appearance of the South Downs National Park and their retention would not conserve or enhance the SDNP or further its purposes, combined with the failure to justify the need for permanent retention of the containers.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy SD39Policy SD25Policy SD1Policy SD4Policy SD7Policy SD8
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
Town Planner Pro holds this letter. The Appeals plan opens it and every other letter we hold, all of them searchable, with the main issues and what decided each case picked out. We do not show letters on the free site because they carry people’s names and addresses.
With an account
What an account adds to this decision


More decisions in South Downs
The authority’s record since 2016 · every decision in 2024
- Dismissed14 July 20266001892Empshott Grange, Church Lane, Empshott, Hampshire, GU33 6HT
- Dismissed23 June 20266001025Roman Mile Farm, Bignor Park Road, Bignor, West Sussex, RH20 1HQ
- Dismissed28 May 20266004671Reeves Britannia, 140 The Causeway, Petersfield, Hampshire, GU31 4LL
- Dismissed27 May 20266006395Weyridge, The Street, Binsted, Hampshire, GU34 4PF
- Dismissed11 May 2026600074417 High Street, Lewes, East Sussex, BN7 2LN
The main issues, what decided it, the planning balance and the policies and judgments listed as cited are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro and are our summary, not the Inspector’s words; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.
®