®Planning appeal decision
Denhams, Andrews Hill, Billingshurst, West Sussex, RH14 9JT
the construction of 1 x detached dwelling and 2 x semi detached dwellings
- Authority
- Horsham District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Housden C
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect on the character and appearance of the area, including whether the proposal would preserve the setting of the Grade II listed buildings Flagstones, Home Cottage & Webb Cottage and St Andrew's House, and the non-designated heritage asset Denhams
- the location of the development situated outside of a defined settlement boundary
- the accessibility to services and facilities for future occupiers of the development
What decided it
The less than substantial harm to the significance of the designated heritage assets Flagstones, Home Cottage and Webb Cottage, which amounts to a strong reason for refusing the development under paragraph 11d)i) of the Framework and outweighs the limited public benefits of housing delivery.
The limited public benefits of three dwellings and housing delivery (in a district with only 2.9 years supply) did not outweigh the less than substantial harm to the significance of the designated heritage assets Flagstones, Home Cottage and Webb Cottage, and the moderate harm to the non-designated asset Denhams, with the heritage harm providing a strong reason for refusal under the tilted balance.
Framework references: 11, 14, 61, 110, 135, 139, 187, 212, 215, 216, 232
Plan policies cited: Horsham District Planning Framework Policy 2, Horsham District Planning Framework Policy 3, Horsham District Planning Framework Policy 4, Horsham District Planning Framework Policy 25, Horsham District Planning Framework Policy 26, Horsham District Planning Framework Policy 32, Horsham District Planning Framework Policy 33, Horsham District Planning Framework Policy 34, Billingshurst Parish Neighbourhood Plan Policy Bill 1, Billingshurst Parish Neighbourhood Plan Policy Bill 2
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.