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Dismissed21 January 20263374524

Hayes Farm, Gay Street, Pulborough, West Sussex, RH20 2HL

Planning appeal 3374524 at Hayes Farm, Gay Street, Pulborough, West Sussex, RH20 2HL (Horsham District Council) was dismissed on 21 January 2026 by Inspector Goldberg V, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposal would be permitted development under Class MA, with regard to whether the proposal would satisfy condition MA.2(2)(d), concerning the impacts of noise from commercial premises on the intended occupiers of the development.

the change of use from light industrial workshop to a single residential dwelling

Authority
Horsham District Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Change of use
Inspector
Goldberg V
Postcode
RH20 2HL

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the proposal would be permitted development under Class MA, with regard to whether the proposal would satisfy condition MA.2(2)(d), concerning the impacts of noise from commercial premises on the intended occupiers of the development

What decided it

The proposal failed to demonstrate that acceptable internal noise levels could be achieved or that future occupants would be afforded adequate protection from noise resulting from operational disturbance associated with the unrestricted agricultural use retained within the same building.

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