Lancasters Cottage, Littleworth Lane, Partridge Green, West Sussex, RH13 8EJ

Planning appeal 3352708 at Lancasters Cottage, Littleworth Lane, Partridge Green, West Sussex, RH13 8EJ (Horsham District Council) was dismissed on 25 February 2025 by Inspector Wallace J, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the site is a suitable location for a dwelling with regard to the spatial strategy for the district.

demolition of one bedroom annexe and garden buildings and erection of a three bedroom detached dwelling

Authority: Horsham District Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector: Wallace J
Postcode: RH13 8EJ

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether the site is a suitable location for a dwelling with regard to the spatial strategy for the district

What decided it

The site's poor location relative to settlements and lack of sustainable transport links mean it would not accord with the spatial strategy policies of the development plan, and this locational harm significantly and demonstrably outweighs the moderate benefit of delivering one additional dwelling in a context of housing land supply shortfall.

The moderate benefit of delivering an additional dwelling in a context of housing shortfall was significantly and demonstrably outweighed by the adverse impacts of locating development contrary to the locational policies of the development plan and the Framework's key policies on sustainable development

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: HDPF Policy 2HDPF Policy 3HDPF Policy 4HDPF Policy 26
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 84Paragraph 11

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