®Planning appeal decision
Land at Thornhill Stables, Billingshurst Road, Coolham , West Sussex, RH13 8QN
Construction of detached barn style dwelling
- Authority
- Horsham District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Pattison B
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the site is a suitable location for the proposal having regard to the spatial strategy for the district
- the effect of the proposal on the integrity of the Arun Valley Special Protection Area, Special Area of Conservation and Ramsar site, with particular regard to water neutrality
What decided it
The Council's inability to demonstrate a five-year housing land supply, combined with the proposal's compliance with water neutrality requirements and the modest but meaningful contribution to housing delivery, outweighed the locational conflict with the development plan.
the adverse impacts of granting permission, comprising conflict with the spatial strategy and locational unsuitability, would not significantly and demonstrably outweigh the benefits of contributing to housing supply and making efficient use of land when assessed against the Framework as a whole, in the context of a significant shortfall in housing land supply
Framework references: 84, 11
Plan policies cited: Policy 2 of the Horsham District Planning Framework (2015), Policy 3 of the Horsham District Planning Framework (2015), Policy 4 of the Horsham District Planning Framework (2015), Policy 26 of the Horsham District Planning Framework (2015), Policy 31 of the Horsham District Planning Framework (2015), Policy 37 of the Horsham District Planning Framework (2015), Policy HD1 of the Shipley Neighbourhood Plan (2020)
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.