®Planning appeal decision
The Oaks Shipley Bridge Lane, Shipley Bridge, HORLEY, RH6 9TL
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
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.
Framework references: 11, 125, 128
Plan policies cited: Policy DP6, Policy DP12, Policy DP15, Policy DP21, Policy DP1, Policy DP20, Policy SA34, Policy CNP13.2, Policy 37
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.