Land Adjacent to Cedar Cottage, Furners Lane, Henfield, BN5 9HS

Planning appeal 6007104 at Land Adjacent to Cedar Cottage, Furners Lane, Henfield, BN5 9HS (Horsham District Council) was allowed on 24 August 2026 by Inspector Claire Coles, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposed development would be in a suitable location, having regard to the local development strategy.

Erection of 2 pairs of semi-detached dwellings and 1 detached dwelling together with upgraded access onto Furners Lane and associated hard and soft landscaping works

Authority: Horsham District Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning
Procedure: Written
Development: residential
Inspector: Claire Coles
Postcode: BN5 9HS

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether the proposed development would be in a suitable location, having regard to the local development strategy

What decided it

The significant shortfall in housing land supply (1.7 years) and the government's objective to boost housing supply, combined with the proposal's compliance with Framework policy S5(j) and the SDPAN, outweighed the conflict with the development plan policies.

The benefits of providing five dwellings at a time of significant housing shortfall substantially outweighed the adverse impacts of allowing development that conflicts with the local development strategy, particularly given the diminished weight of the HNP conflict and the limited weight of the development plan policy conflicts in light of Framework policy S5(j)

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: HDPF Policy 2HDPF Policy 3HDPF Policy 4HDPF Policy 15HDPF Policy 26HNP Policy 1HNP Policy 2
National Planning Policy Framework: Policy S5Policy S6Policy HO2Policy HO3

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