The Oaks Shipley Bridge Lane, Shipley Bridge, Horley, RH6 9TL

Planning appeal 3364522 at The Oaks Shipley Bridge Lane, Shipley Bridge, Horley, RH6 9TL (Mid Sussex District Council) was allowed on 29 August 2025 by Inspector Glassar S, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposed development is suitable for the site having regard to local and national policies for the location of housing.

the removal of existing commercial buildings and the erection of 6 dwellings with associated access and parking

Authority: Mid Sussex District Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector: Glassar S
Postcode: RH6 9TL

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether the proposed development is suitable for the site having regard to local and national policies for the location of housing
The loss of employment floorspace

What decided it

The material benefits of housing supply, previously developed land reuse, sustainable location, and absence of harm to the countryside objectives outweigh the conflict with the development plan's location policies.

The conflict with development plan location policies was outweighed by the benefits of housing delivery, redevelopment of previously developed land, the site's sustainable location, economic benefits, and the absence of harm to the aims and objectives of the countryside protection policies, particularly given the adjacent urban expansion.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy DP6Policy DP12Policy DP15Policy DP21Policy DP1Policy DP20Policy SA34Policy CNP13.2Policy 37
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 11Paragraph 125Paragraph 128

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