®Planning appeal decision
Clockhouse Cottage Stonehouse Lane, Cowfold, HORSHAM, RH13 8DL
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
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.
Framework references: 11
Plan policies cited: Policy 2 HDPF, Policy 3 HDPF, Policy 4 HDPF, Policy 26 HDPF, Policy 9 CNP
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