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Dismissed30 March 20266002280

Floran Farm, Hophurst Hill, Crawley Down, West Sussex, RH10 4LP

Planning appeal 6002280 at Floran Farm, Hophurst Hill, Crawley Down, West Sussex, RH10 4LP (Mid Sussex District Council) was dismissed on 30 March 2026 by Inspector Heppell J, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area.

the conversion of an existing outbuilding to a singular residential dwelling including its partial demolition, removal of two outbuildings, erection of a garage, removal of existing hardstanding for the formation of a garden, associated landscaping and other associated alterations

Authority
Mid Sussex District Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector
Heppell J
Postcode
RH10 4LP

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area
  • whether the proposal would provide suitable living conditions for future occupiers with particular regard to outlook and sense of enclosure
  • whether the proposal would be located so that future occupiers could access services and facilities by a range of transport modes

What decided it

The cumulative harm to the character and appearance of the countryside and the poor living conditions for future occupiers substantially and demonstrably outweighed the benefits of housing delivery under the tilted balance.

The moderate benefits of housing delivery on previously developed land were substantially and demonstrably outweighed by the significant negative weight of cumulative harm to countryside character and appearance and poor living conditions for future occupiers.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy DP12Policy DP26Policy EG2Policy EG3Policy DP15Policy DP21Policy EG5
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 11Paragraph 110

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