®Planning appeal decision
The Royal Oak, Friday Street, Rusper, Horsham, RH12 4QA
Planning appeal 3361573 at The Royal Oak, Friday Street, Rusper, Horsham, RH12 4QA (Horsham District Council) was dismissed on 14 October 2025 by Inspector Pattison B, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the site is a suitable location for the proposal having regard to the spatial strategy for the district.
the proposed erection of two 3 bedroom dwellings with integral garages
- Authority
- Horsham District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Pattison B
- Postcode
- RH12 4QA
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 character and appearance of the local area bearing in mind the special attention that should be paid to the desirability of preserving the setting of the nearby Grade II listed buildings
What decided it
The less than substantial harm to the setting of the Grade II listed building Friday Farm, combined with the site's unsuitability having regard to the spatial strategy and accessibility to services, provides a clear reason for refusal under paragraph 11(d)(i) of the Framework notwithstanding the Council's inability to demonstrate a five-year housing land supply.
The modest public benefits of housing delivery, efficient use of previously developed land, and energy efficiency do not outweigh the less than substantial harm to the setting of the listed building, to which great weight must be given, and the conflict with the spatial strategy and sustainability principles of the development plan.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy 1 HDPFPolicy 2 HDPFPolicy 3 HDPFPolicy 4 HDPFPolicy 25 HDPFPolicy 26 HDPFPolicy 32 HDPFPolicy 33 HDPFPolicy 34 HDPFPolicy RUS1 NPPolicy RUS3 NP
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11Paragraph 73Paragraph 84Paragraph 124
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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