Horsham District Council’s own Strategic Planning Department has issued its Internal Consultation response to the proposed housing development – and it’s pretty damning.
This, in our view, is one of the more important responses and objects to the proposal. This should sound the death knell for the application and SPANGLE cannot see how planning officers can recommend anything other than a refusal at the key Planning Committee meeting.
It’s also interesting to note that the report states that they would not have an issue with an application solely for a new surgery, subject to matters such as design, but it’s the housing development which contravenes numerous Planning Policies.
Here’s the Summary: “The proposal to develop the site as proposed is not considered acceptable as the proposal would be in conflict with Policies 25 and 34 of the HDPF in particular. Whilst the development of a new medical centre on the Glebe, would alone, be acceptable in principle. However, the proposed development of 24 new homes on part of the application site is unacceptable due to the impacts on heritage, landscape and townscape setting in particular. At this time there is a policy objection to this proposal.”
