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Dismissed31 July 20253358014

Woodcroft , Okehurst Lane, Billingshurst, West Sussex, RH14 9HR

Planning appeal 3358014 at Woodcroft , Okehurst Lane, Billingshurst, West Sussex, RH14 9HR (Horsham District Council) was dismissed on 31 July 2025 by Inspector Catcheside E, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the site is a suitable location for the proposed development, having regard to its countryside location and its effect on local character.

erection of steel barn to store machinery

Authority
Horsham District Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
agricultural · Other minor developments
Inspector
Catcheside E
Postcode
RH14 9HR

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • whether the site is a suitable location for the proposed development, having regard to its countryside location and its effect on local character
  • the effect of the proposal on protected species and biodiversity

What decided it

The proposal conflicts with the development plan as the commercial use of the building cannot be justified as essential to the countryside location and does not meet the criteria for rural economic development, combined with insufficient ecological information to demonstrate protected species would be safeguarded.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy 3 HDPFPolicy BILL 1 NPPolicy 4 HDPFPolicy 26 HDPFPolicy 10 HDPFPolicy 31 HDPFPolicy 1 HDPF

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.

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