®Planning appeal decision
Land Parcel at 509312 118478, East Street, West Chiltington, West Sussex, RH20 2JY
the erection of 8 dwellings and associated access and other works
- Authority
- Horsham District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Bowden N
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the proposed development on highway safety
- whether the site is in a suitable location having regard to maximising active travel and non-car modes of transportation
What decided it
The absence of an up-to-date development plan, the Council's inability to demonstrate a five-year supply of deliverable housing land, and the lack of other significant planning concerns meant that the benefits of the development significantly and demonstrably outweighed the adverse impacts of locating residential development outside the settlement boundary.
The benefits of the development—including the addition of eight dwellings to housing supply, well-designed scheme, mix of house types, and acceptable highway safety impacts—significantly and demonstrably outweighed the adverse impacts of development in the countryside outside the settlement boundary, given the absence of an up-to-date development plan and lack of five-year housing land supply.
Framework references: 11, 116
Plan policies cited: Policy 2, Policy 4, Policy 26, Policy 40
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.