®Planning appeal decision
Plot 3A, Wineham Lane, Wineham, Henfield, West Sussex, BN5 9AZ
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
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.
Framework references: 195, 193, 215
Plan policies cited: HDPF Policy 2, HDPF Policy 23, HDPF Policy 25, HDPF Policy 26, HDPF Policy 32, HDPF Policy 33, HDPF Policy 24, HDPF Policy 31
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