®Planning appeal decision
Wappingthorn Lodge, Horsham Road, Steyning, West Sussex, BN44 3AA
Planning appeal 3341171 at Wappingthorn Lodge, Horsham Road, Steyning, West Sussex, BN44 3AA (Horsham District Council) was allowed on 10 December 2024 by Inspector Smith J, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the proposed development would provide a suitable location for housing, having regard to the Council's spatial strategy, the provisions of the Framework and access to services and facilities.
‘Extensions, alterations and change of use of stables, garage and machinery store to form 1 x dwellinghouse’
- Authority
- Horsham District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Smith J
- Postcode
- BN44 3AA
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the proposed development would provide a suitable location for housing, having regard to the Council's spatial strategy, the provisions of the Framework and access to services and facilities
What decided it
The substantial shortfall in housing land supply (2.9 years) triggered the presumption in favour of sustainable development under paragraph 11d of the Framework, and since the level of harm and benefits carried similar weight, the adverse impacts did not significantly and demonstrably outweigh the benefits when assessed against Framework policies as a whole.
The moderate harm from conflict with the Council's spatial strategy and moderate harm from car dependency were balanced against modest benefits including a small contribution to housing supply, economic benefits, diversity of housing stock, and reuse of existing buildings without character harm; the benefits and harms carried comparable weight, and the presumption in favour of sustainable development under paragraph 11d applied.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy 1Policy 2Policy 3Policy 4Policy 10Policy 26Policy 31Policy 37Policy 40Policy 32 (emerging)Steyning Neighbourhood Plan 2022
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11Paragraph 11dParagraph 48Paragraph 84Paragraph 84c
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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