Oxoncroft, Ifold Bridge Lane, Ifold, Loxwood, BILLINGSHURST, RH14 0UJ

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

• Whether the appeal site is a suitable location for the development having regard to relevant development plan policies and the National Planning Policy Framework
• Whether any material considerations, including personal circumstances, outweigh any identified harm

What decided it

The Inspector's finding that, subject to planning conditions, the mixed use caused no unacceptable harm and accorded with the development plan as a whole, while the brick pillars and timber gates fell outside the scope of the deemed planning application and remained unauthorised.

The Inspector identified no harm arising from the conditioned development, so no balancing of harm against benefits was undertaken for the granted element; the proposal was found simply to accord with the development plan, while the unrelated brick pillars and gates were dismissed as they could not be considered part of the deemed application.