®Planning appeal decision
Lock House, Lock, Lock Lane, Partridge Green, Horsham, RH13 8EG
internal and external alterations to listed building to change from a single dwelling to 5 No. dwellings and conversion of the existing garage block with flat to single dwelling
- Authority
- Horsham District Council
- Appeal type
- other · Listed Building Consent & Conservation Area Consent Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Steen A
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposed works would preserve the Grade II listed building known as Lock House or its setting or any features of special architectural and historic interest which it possesses
- The effect of the development on the Arun Valley Special Area of Conservation, Special Protection Area and Ramsar sites
What decided it
The combination of securing the optimum viable use of the listed building and the provision of additional dwellings toward meeting housing need outweighed the less than substantial harm to the heritage asset's significance.
The less than substantial harm to the significance of the listed building was outweighed by the public benefits of securing its optimum viable use and the addition of dwellings toward meeting housing need
Framework references: 212, 214, 215
Plan policies cited: Policy 34 of the Horsham District Planning Framework, Policy 31 of the Horsham District Planning Framework
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.