Planning appeal decision
Foxbury Farm, West Burton Road, West Burton, West Sussex, RH20 1HD
Planning appeal 3362006 at Foxbury Farm, West Burton Road, West Burton, West Sussex, RH20 1HD (South Downs) was dismissed on 22 July 2025 by Inspector Cahalane R, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: transportation and highway impacts of the development.
for the three agricultural buildings and silos to change use to Class C1 (Hotel) under Class R of the General Permitted Development Order 2015 (as amended)
- Authority
- South Downs
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- leisure-sport · Change of use
- Inspector
- Cahalane R
- Postcode
- RH20 1HD
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- transportation and highway impacts of the development
- noise impacts of the development
What decided it
The proposed change of use would result in unacceptably harmful transportation and highway impacts prejudicial to highway safety, and would likely cause unacceptable noise impacts on neighbouring residential occupiers.
What the Inspector cited
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 116Paragraph 198
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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