®Planning appeal decision
Little Frylands, Winehame Lane, Wineham, West Sussex, BN5 9AW
erection of two number new build two storey replacement dwellings following the demolition of buildings on site
- Authority
- Horsham District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Dyer I
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the site and the surrounding area
- The biodiversity of the site and the surrounding area
- European Protected Sites
What decided it
The materially harmful effect on character and appearance, combined with inadequate assessment of impacts on protected species, outweighed the modest benefits of the proposal, particularly given the availability of a less harmful fallback position.
The modest benefits from housing provision and energy efficiency did not outweigh the moderate harm to character and appearance and the unresolved biodiversity concerns
Framework references: 99
Plan policies cited: Policy 25 of the Horsham District Planning Framework (2015), Policy 26 of the Horsham District Planning Framework (2015), Policy 32 of the Horsham District Planning Framework (2015), Policy 33 of the Horsham District Planning Framework (2015), Policy 31 of the Horsham District Planning Framework (2015), Policy 5 of the Wineham and Shermanbury Plan (2017)
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.