®Planning appeal decision
Garden Cottage , Pitsham Lane, Cocking, West Sussex, GU29 9RD
change of use of Garden Cottage at Pitsham Gate, Pitsham Lane, Bepton, Midhurst GU29 9RD to independent dwellinghouse
- Authority
- South Downs
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Davies G
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the proposed change of use on the character and appearance of the area
- the effect of the proposed change of use on the living conditions of occupiers of Pitsham Gate and Garden Cottage
What decided it
The intimate relationship between the two buildings and the resulting harm to living conditions of occupiers of both buildings if separately occupied significantly and demonstrably outweighs the limited benefit of creating a separate residential use where the annexe is already in residential use.
the harm to living conditions of occupiers of both buildings significantly and demonstrably outweighs the benefit of creating a separate residential use in an area with a shortfall in housing land supply
Plan policies cited: Policy SD4, Policy SD5, Policy SD25
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.