Land South of Furze Common, Thakeham, RH20 3EF

up to 28 dwellings, with access from Storrington Road

Authority: Horsham District Council
Appeal type: major · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Major dwellings
Inspector: Felgate J

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

The effects of the proposed new access road on neighbouring occupiers, in terms of noise, activity, light pollution and air quality

What decided it

The district's failure to demonstrate a five-year housing land supply and the Housing Delivery Test falling below 75% triggered the tilted balance, which heavily favoured approval given the absence of any unacceptable impacts on neighbouring occupiers and the substantial benefits of housing provision.

The conflict with the development plan spatial strategy was clearly outweighed by the combined weight of housing delivery benefits (substantial), economic benefits (significant), and the absence of unacceptable impacts on neighbouring occupiers, with the tilted balance under NPPF paragraph 11(d) weighing heavily towards approval.

Framework references: 11, 57, 187, 192, 199

Plan policies cited: HDPF Policy 1, HDPF Policy 2, HDPF Policy 3, HDPF Policy 16, HDPF Policy 24, HDPF Policy 26, HDPF Policy 33, TPNP Policy 1

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