®Planning appeal decision
Lavender Cottage, Blackstone Gate Farm, Henfield Road, Albourne, Hassocks, West Sussex, BN6 9JJ
the construction of 1 no. dwelling
- Authority
- Horsham District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Pearce J
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the site is a suitable location for housing, with regard to development plan policy and accessibility to services and facilities
- the effect of the proposed development on the integrity of the Arun Valley Special Area of Conservation (SAC), Special Protection Area (SPA) and Ramsar sites, with regard to water neutrality
What decided it
The site's remote location outside the built-up area boundary, distant from everyday facilities and services, and failure to meet any of the essential countryside use criteria meant the adverse impacts of the unsustainable location significantly and demonstrably outweighed the limited housing supply benefits, even under the tilted balance.
The acute housing supply position and the dwelling's contribution to housing delivery were outweighed by the site's unsustainable location remote from services and facilities, the lack of essential need for the dwelling, and the conflicts with development plan policies protecting the countryside.
Framework references: 11
Plan policies cited: Policy 2 of the Horsham District Planning Framework 2015, Policy 1 of the Woodmancote Parish Neighbourhood Plan 2017, Policy 2 of the Woodmancote Parish Neighbourhood Plan 2017, Policy 4 of the Horsham District Planning Framework 2015, Policy 26 of the Horsham District Planning Framework 2015, Policy 31 of the Horsham District Planning Framework
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.