Planning appeal decision
Bayley Paddock, Mill Lane, Partridge Green, West Sussex, RH13 8JU
Planning appeal 3359671 at Bayley Paddock, Mill Lane, Partridge Green, West Sussex, RH13 8JU (Horsham District Council) was allowed on 8 August 2025 by Inspector De Freitas Terceiro P, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area.
the erection of a dwelling, carport with store and greenhouse
- Authority
- Horsham District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- De Freitas Terceiro P
- Postcode
- RH13 8JU
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area
- the integrity of protected Habitats sites
What decided it
The mitigation of water abstraction impacts through rainwater harvesting secured by condition, combined with the development's compatibility with the established semi-rural residential character of the back-land location, allowed both appeals.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy 25Policy 31Policy 32Policy 33
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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