®Planning appeal decision
Crays Cottage, Crays Lane, Goose Green, West Sussex, RH20 2LR
conversion of existing car barn to create a one-bedroom dwelling including front dormer extension
- Authority
- Horsham District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Dade E
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposed development would be in a suitable location, having regard to the local development strategy
- The effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area
- The effect of the proposed development on protected species
- The effect of the proposal on the integrity of European sites
- Whether other material considerations outweigh any harm identified such as to justify the development
What decided it
The conflict with the development plan regarding location, accessibility, and character and appearance, combined with the modest housing benefits, means the presumption in favour of sustainable development does not apply and the adverse impacts significantly and demonstrably outweigh the benefits.
The adverse impacts regarding the district's rural character, accessibility to services, and character and appearance of the area significantly and demonstrably outweigh the modest benefits of a single dwelling when assessed against the policies in the Framework taken as a whole, such that the presumption in favour of sustainable development does not apply.
Framework references: 11, 49, 84, 110, 115, 125, 129, 135, 139, 192, 193
Plan policies cited: HDPF Policy 1, HDPF Policy 2, HDPF Policy 3, HDPF Policy 4, HDPF Policy 10, HDPF Policy 26, HDPF Policy 31, HDPF Policy 32, HDPF Policy 33, Thakeham Parish Neighbourhood Plan 2017 Policy Thakeham9
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.