®Planning appeal decision
2 GREENLANDS DRIVE, BURGESS HILL, RH15 0AZ
‘Proposed new single storey two-bedroom dwelling on north/rear section of existing garden, with new vehicular access from adjacent Keymer Road’
- Authority
- Mid Sussex District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Coles C
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area
What decided it
The harmful impact on the spacious and verdant character of the area caused by the layout, access from a different road, and reduction in garden size to the host dwelling outweighs the benefits of housing delivery in circumstances where the adverse impacts significantly and demonstrably outweigh the benefits under the tilted balance test.
The adverse impacts of granting permission, comprising significant harm to character and appearance through layout, access and garden reduction, significantly and demonstrably outweigh the modest benefits of providing one dwelling in a sustainable location and local economic activity, such that the proposal does not constitute sustainable development and the presumption in favour does not apply.
Framework references: 11
Plan policies cited: Policy DP26, Policy DP6, Policy DP34, Policy H2 of the Burgess Hill Neighbourhood Plan
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.