Decision on Steyning block of flats deferred

The application for a three-storey building, on the corner of Shooting Field and Toomey Road, was discussed during a meeting of Horsham District Council’s planning committee on Monday (June 21).

It was recommended for refusal on water neutrality grounds, with the report being prepared before officers received an update late last week.

With this being the only reason given for refusal – and the agent assuring them that water neutrality would be achieved – committee members did not think it fair to turn the application down.

The council received 24 letters supporting the plans – and that support was echoed by a number of councillors.