®Planning appeal decision
Land off Jackrells Lane, Southwater, RH13 9DH
the relocation of Holbrook Animal Rescue with associated buildings and infrastructure
- Authority
- Horsham District Council
- Appeal type
- Planning
- Procedure
- Hearing
- Development
- community-institutional
- Postcode
- RH13 9DH
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposed development upon the rural landscape character and appearance of the area
- The effect of the proposed development upon the living conditions of existing residential occupiers with particular reference to noise and disturbance
What decided it
The pressing and urgent need for Holbrook Animal Rescue to relocate, to which the Inspector attached substantial weight, outweighed the significant harm to rural landscape character.
The significant negative weight given to harm to rural landscape character was outweighed by the moderate environmental and social benefits, modest economic benefits, and above all the substantial weight given to the pressing need for relocation, such that the proposal should be determined otherwise than in accordance with the development plan.
Framework references: 57
Plan policies cited: Policy 10, Policy 25, Policy 26, Policy 32, Policy 33
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.