Planning appeal decision
Winstons Farm Muttons Lane, Ashington, Pulborough, RH20 3AL
Planning appeal 3362513 at Winstons Farm Muttons Lane, Ashington, Pulborough, RH20 3AL (Horsham District Council) was dismissed on 22 September 2025 by Inspector Walker C, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the development would have an adverse effect on the integrity of the Arun Valley Special Protection Area, Special Area of Conservation and Ramsar site having regard to water abstraction and whether the proposal complies with the Habitat Regulations.
Demolition of the existing stables building and erection of a single dwelling on the footprint
- Authority
- Horsham District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Walker C
- Postcode
- RH20 3AL
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the development would have an adverse effect on the integrity of the Arun Valley Special Protection Area, Special Area of Conservation and Ramsar site having regard to water abstraction and whether the proposal complies with the Habitat Regulations
What decided it
The proposal would have an adverse effect on the integrity of the Arun Valley protected sites due to increased water abstraction demand, with no enforceable means of securing the necessary mitigation measures to achieve water neutrality.
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