®Planning appeal decision
Land at High Chaparral, London Road, Washington, RH20 3BP
Planning appeal 6011680 at Land at High Chaparral, London Road, Washington, RH20 3BP (Horsham District Council) was allowed on 12 October 2026, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the site is suitable for residential development, having regard to its location, the proposed land use and the amount of development.
permission in principle for the construction of 4no. two -storey dwellings
- Authority
- Horsham District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning
- Procedure
- Written
- Development
- residential
- Postcode
- RH20 3BP
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the site is suitable for residential development, having regard to its location, the proposed land use and the amount of development
What decided it
The substantial weight the Framework gives to the provision of new housing, combined with the absence of significant harm to the character of the countryside or sustainable patterns of movement, outweighed the conflict with the development plan and the requirement for physical relationship to a settlement.
The substantial weight the Framework gives to the provision of new housing outweighs the adverse effect of the proposal, notwithstanding the conflict with the development plan and the absence of physical well-relatedness to an existing settlement
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- HDPF Policy 1HDPF Policy 2HDPF Policy 3HDPF Policy 4HDPF Policy 26Storrington, Sullington and Washington Neighbourhood Plan Policy 1
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Policy S3Policy S5Policy S6
How the Inspector dealt with each one is set out in the app, in order: the development plan, national policy, housing land supply, other considerations and the planning balance, beside the letter.
See how each was appliedThe decision letter
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The main issues, what decided it, the planning balance and the policies and judgments listed as cited are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro and are our summary, not the Inspector’s words; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.