Plans for 59 homes in 'historic' West Sussex village to be considered
Plans for 59 homes in Warnham are to be considered by Horsham District Council.
The application, for land east of Tilletts Lane, will be discussed during a meeting of the planning committee on Tuesday (August 4).
Submitted by The Broadbridge Heath Trust, if the application is approved, it will include 21 homes which will be classed as affordable. Access to the site will be off of Knob Hill (formerly Threestile Road) and Tilletts Lane.
The site was allocated for at least 50 homes in the Warnham Parish Neighbourhood Plan (2019).
The council received 81 letters objecting to the plans, with concerns raised including harm to wildlife, flooding and drainage, and over-development of the village.
But, because the authority does not have the required five-year supply of housing land, the planning balance tilts in favour of the developer. So officers have recommended the application for approval.
A statement submitted with the plans said the development would ‘make a significant and positive contribution to Warnham’.
It added: “The master-plan shows how an extension to this historic village can be created seamlessly and create a place that feels like it belongs in its surrounding landscape.
“Through the understanding of the village’s location, special character and identity it has been possible to not only design a development appropriate for the 21st century, fulfilling all the functional and technical requirements for a residential neighbourhood, but also a place where future residents will feel comfortable and be happy to live.”
To view the application, log on to public-access.horsham.gov.uk and search for DC/25/1155.