Plans to build 68 homes in West Sussex village to be considered
Plans to build 68 homes in Barns Green are to be considered by Horsham District Council.
The application, for land north of Little Slaughterford, in Chapel Road, will be discussed during a meeting of the planning committee on Tuesday (August 4).
Submitted by Miller Homes Limited and Miller M2 (Barns Green) Ltd, it seeks permission to build houses and maisonettes – 24 of which would be classed as affordable. The application also includes a new junction with Chapel Road.
The council has received more than 500 letters objecting to the plans, with concerns raised including over-development, flooding, and sewage overflows.
But planning officers have recommended the application for approval.
A plan to the committee recognised that the site was not allocated for development in either the Neighbourhood Plan or the Horsham District Planning Framework. And there is no ‘essential need’ to allow the homes to be built in the countryside.
But as the council does not have the required five-year supply of housing land, those matters would not carry as much weight with planning inspectors, who would likely overturn any decision to refuse the application.
The report stated: “The council has a housing land supply of just 1.7 years, whilst the proposal would result in the delivery of 68 market and affordable dwellings to help meet this significant shortfall.”
To view the application, log on to public-access.horsham.gov.uk and search for DC/25/2057.