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Notice varied and upheld6 May 20253350118

Plot 3A, Wineham Lane, Wineham, Henfield, West Sussex, BN5 9AZ

Planning appeal 3350118 at Plot 3A, Wineham Lane, Wineham, Henfield, West Sussex, BN5 9AZ (Horsham District Council) was allowed in part (a split decision) on 6 May 2025 by Inspector Perrins R, following a hearing. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The character and appearance of the area and countryside location.

without planning permission, the material change of use of the land to use for the stationing of caravans for the purposes of human habitation together with the associated operational development comprising the importation of soil and waste material to create a hard surface, the installation of a septic tank in the approximate position shown hatched brown on the attached plan, installation of a water treatment plant in the approximate position hatched blue on the attached plan and the construction of a building/wooden structure used in connection with the unauthorised residential use

Authority
Horsham District Council
Appeal type
enforcement · Enforcement Notice
Procedure
Hearing
Development
caravan-gypsy · Change of use
Inspector
Perrins R
Postcode
BN5 9AZ

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • The character and appearance of the area and countryside location.
  • The ecology, biodiversity and hydrology of the area.
  • The Arun Valley Special Area of Conservation, Special Protection Area and Ramsar sites in relation to water neutrality.
  • Whether there are any other considerations that would outweigh any harm identified.

What decided it

The likely significant effect on the integrity of the Arun Valley SAC, SPA and Ramsar site in relation to water neutrality, which under NPPF paragraph 193(a) alone was sufficient to warrant refusal.

The substantial harms to character and appearance, ecology/biodiversity/hydrology and the integrity of the SAC/SPA/Ramsar site, together with moderate weight against intentional unauthorised development, outweighed the significant weight given to unmet gypsy and traveller need and lack of alternative sites, and the substantial weight given to the children's best interests and personal circumstances.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
HDPF Policy 2HDPF Policy 23HDPF Policy 25HDPF Policy 26HDPF Policy 32HDPF Policy 33HDPF Policy 24HDPF Policy 31
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 195Paragraph 193Paragraph 215

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