Clockhouse Cottage Stonehouse Lane, Cowfold, Horsham, RH13 8DL

Planning appeal 3366188 at Clockhouse Cottage Stonehouse Lane, Cowfold, Horsham, RH13 8DL (Horsham District Council) was dismissed on 21 October 2025 by Inspector Heppell J, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the appeal site would be a suitable location for the proposed development having regard to local and national planning policy and guidance.

removal of existing garden room/outbuilding, erection of 1no detached self-build dwelling and creation of new access

Authority: Horsham District Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector: Heppell J
Postcode: RH13 8DL

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether the appeal site would be a suitable location for the proposed development having regard to local and national planning policy and guidance

What decided it

The absence of safe and suitable pedestrian and cycle routes along the A272 to local services and bus stops would result in future occupiers being heavily reliant on the private car, creating unsustainable transport patterns that significantly and demonstrably outweigh the housing benefits.

The modest benefits of delivering a single dwelling on previously developed land and contributing to housing supply (moderate weight) were significantly and demonstrably outweighed by the considerable harm arising from unsustainable transport patterns and conflict with the spatial strategy of the development plan.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy 2 HDPFPolicy 3 HDPFPolicy 4 HDPFPolicy 26 HDPFPolicy 9 CNP
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 11

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