Planning appeal decision
Littlefold, Bashurst Hill, Itchingfield, Horsham, RH13 0NY
Planning appeal 3340624 at Littlefold, Bashurst Hill, Itchingfield, Horsham, RH13 0NY (Horsham District Council) was dismissed on 10 December 2024 by Inspector Nicholls H, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effects of the proposal on existing trees.
construction of an earth bund
- Authority
- Horsham District Council
- Appeal type
- major · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- other · Other Major Developments
- Inspector
- Nicholls H
- Postcode
- RH13 0NY
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effects of the proposal on existing trees
- the effects of the proposal on the biodiversity interests of the site and surrounding area
- the effects of the proposal on the significance of the Grade II listed buildings, Old Pinkhurst and Littlefold
- the effects of the proposal on the character and appearance of the site and surrounding area
- whether there is sufficient need for the proposal in the countryside and the waste implications of such
What decided it
The conflict with the development plan arising from harm to existing trees and biodiversity interests was determinative and not outweighed by the public benefits from enhancement to the heritage asset's significance.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy 33 HDPFPolicy 25 HDPFPolicy 31 HDPFPolicy 34 HDPFPolicy 26 HDPFPolicy 32 HDPFPolicy W8 West Sussex Waste Local Plan
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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