®Planning appeal decision
Lower Batchelors Emms Lane, Barns Green, HORSHAM, RH13 0QH
the demolition of an existing structure and erection of a single dwelling
- Authority
- Horsham District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- De Freitas Terceiro P
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the site is suitable for residential development, having regard to its location, the proposed land use and the amount of development
- the effect of the proposal on the integrity of protected Habitats sites
What decided it
The significant harm to the character and appearance of the area and rural character, arising from the formalisation and urbanisation of the plot in a countryside location outside the settlement boundary, significantly and demonstrably outweighed the modest benefits of one dwelling and associated economic activity.
The modest benefits of housing delivery, economic benefits during construction and future occupier spending were significantly and demonstrably outweighed by the significant harm to character and appearance and conflict with the spatial strategy, such that the presumption in favour of sustainable development did not apply.
Framework references: 11
Plan policies cited: HDPF Policy 1, HDPF Policy 2, HDPF Policy 3, HDPF Policy 4, HDPF Policy 25, HDPF Policy 26, HDPF Policy 31, HDPF Policy 32, HDPF Policy 33, Horsham District Planning Framework 2015, Facilitating Appropriate Development Document 2022
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.