®Planning appeal decision
Land west of The Deck House Hill Farm Lane, Codmore Hill, PULBOROUGH, RH20 1BJ
single pitch settled gypsy accommodation site
- Authority
- Horsham District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Hearing
- Development
- caravan-gypsy · Minor traveller and caravan pitches
- Inspector
- Nicholls H
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- 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 (the Arun Valley Protected Sites)
What decided it
The identified harms to character and appearance and to biodiversity interests were not clearly outweighed by the significant weight attached to the lack of a five-year supply of Gypsy and Traveller pitches.
The significant weight attached to the absence of a five-year supply of Gypsy and Traveller pitches, together with other considerations, did not clearly outweigh the harm to character/appearance and biodiversity, tipping the balance against the grant of permission (including on a temporary basis).
Plan policies cited: Policy 23(e), Policy 25, Policy 33, Policy 31, Policy 23, Policy 43
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.