®Planning appeal decision
Floran Farm, Hophurst Hill, Crawley Down, West Sussex, RH10 4LP
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
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.
Framework references: 11, 110
Plan policies cited: Policy DP12, Policy DP26, Policy EG2, Policy EG3, Policy DP15, Policy DP21, Policy EG5
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