®Planning appeal decision
2 Greenlands Drive, Burgess Hill, RH15 0AZ
Planning appeal 3351063 at 2 Greenlands Drive, Burgess Hill, RH15 0AZ (Mid Sussex District Council) was dismissed on 30 July 2025 by Inspector Coles C, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area.
‘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
- Postcode
- RH15 0AZ
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.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy DP26Policy DP6Policy DP34Policy H2 of the Burgess Hill Neighbourhood Plan
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11
How the Inspector dealt with each one is set out in the app, in order: the development plan, national policy, housing land supply, other considerations and the planning balance, beside the letter.
See how each was appliedThe decision letter
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