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Allowed2 May 20253350075

Scamps Hill , Lindfield, RH16 2GT

Planning appeal 3350075 at Scamps Hill , Lindfield, RH16 2GT (Mid Sussex District Council) was allowed on 2 May 2025 by Inspector Longmuir J, following an inquiry. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area.

the erection of up to 90 dwellings with public open space, landscaping and sustainable drainage system (SuDS) and vehicular access point. All matters reserved except for means of access

Authority
Mid Sussex District Council
Appeal type
major · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Inquiry
Development
residential · Major dwellings
Inspector
Longmuir J
Postcode
RH16 2GT

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area
  • the effect of the proposal on protected species and habitat
  • the effect of the proposal on the settings of the Lindfield Conservation Area, Grade II listed Grayfriars, Grade II listed Tythe Cottage and non-designated heritage asset, Walstead Grange

What decided it

The significant shortfall in housing land supply engaged the paragraph 11(d) tilted balance, and the substantial benefits of housing delivery and affordable housing outweighed the less-than-substantial heritage harm and limited landscape harm identified.

The substantial benefits of 90 new homes, 30% affordable housing, biodiversity net gain and accessible open space outweighed the less-than-substantial harm to heritage assets and limited harm to landscape character, so that adverse impacts did not significantly and demonstrably outweigh the benefits under paragraph 11(d).

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
DP6DP12DP15DP20DP25DP26DP31DP34DP35DP37DP38NP1
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 7Paragraph 8Paragraph 11Paragraph 57Paragraph 58Paragraph 61Paragraph 208Paragraph 212Paragraph 213Paragraph 215Paragraph 216
Judgments
Catesby Estates Ltd v Steer [2018] EWCA Civ 1697; Vistry Homes v Secretary of State for Levelling Up Housing and Communities [2024] EWHC 2088 (Admin); Gladman Developments Limited v Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government and Corby Borough Council and Uttlesford District Council [2021] EWCA Civ 104

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