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Dismissed16 July 20253355886

Mill House, 11 Nightingale Road, Horsham, West Sussex, RH12 2NW

Planning appeal 3355886 at Mill House, 11 Nightingale Road, Horsham, West Sussex, RH12 2NW (Horsham District Council) was dismissed on 16 July 2025 by Inspector Miles H, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposed development on the supply of employment floorspace.

conversion of former taxi office building to five short term tenancy apartments with basement service room

Authority
Horsham District Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Other minor developments
Inspector
Miles H
Postcode
RH12 2NW

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • The effect of the proposed development on the supply of employment floorspace
  • The effect of the proposed development on the living conditions of existing occupiers with particular regard to privacy and any overbearing effect on 22 and 23 Gladstone Road
  • The quality of accommodation for future occupiers
  • Whether the proposed development would mitigate the effects of climate change with particular regard to energy use

What decided it

The multiple substantial harms to employment floorspace supply, neighbouring living conditions, future occupier accommodation quality, and climate change mitigation, taken together, outweighed the modest benefits of brownfield reuse and economic contribution.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy 9 of the HDPFPolicy HB9 of the NPPolicy 33 of the HDPFPolicy HB4 of the NPPolicy HB5 of the NPPolicy 24 of the HDPFPolicy 32 of the HDPFPolicy 35 of the HDPFPolicy 37 of the HDPF

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