®Planning appeal decision
Butlers, Tower Hill, Horsham, West Sussex, RH13 0AQ
outline application for the erection of 3no single storey dwellings with all matters reserved
- Authority
- Horsham District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Goldberg V
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the proposal would be a suitable location for housing having regard to the Council's spatial strategy
- the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area
- the effect of the proposal on protected species and biodiversity
What decided it
The failure to satisfactorily address the potential impact on European Protected Species and the absence of demonstrated biodiversity net gain and enhancement, which attracted substantial weight and outweighed the housing benefits when assessed against the Framework as a whole.
The potential impact on European Protected Species, failure to enhance biodiversity and deliver biodiversity net gain, and limited harm in relation to the suitability of the site for housing, significantly and demonstrably outweighed the benefits of providing three dwellings to address the substantial housing shortfall.
Framework references: 11, 73, 193a
Plan policies cited: Policy 2, Policy 3, Policy 4, Policy 25, Policy 26, Policy 31, Policy 32, Policy 33
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.