Sawmills, Green Lane , Outwood, Redhill, Surrey, RH1 5QP

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

• Whether the appeal developments are inappropriate development in the Green Belt.
• The effect of the appeal developments on the openness of the Green Belt and the purposes of including land within it.
• The effect of the appeal developments on the character and appearance of the site and area.
• The effect of the appeal developments on the living conditions of neighbouring occupiers, as regards noise and disturbance.
• The sustainability of the location and effect of the appeal developments on highway safety and capacity.
• Would the harm by reason of inappropriateness, and any other harm, be clearly outweighed by other considerations? If so, would this amount to the very special circumstances required to justify the appeal developments?

What decided it

The Ryall & Edwards sales building and welfare portacabins lay outside the agreed Previously Developed Land area, causing Green Belt and character harm that was not clearly outweighed by the other considerations advanced.

Substantial Green Belt harm plus significant harm to character and appearance from the sales building and welfare portacabins, outside the PDL, was not clearly outweighed by the significant weight given to employment and economic benefits, so very special circumstances did not exist for that part of Appeal B; the remaining elements of both appeals, being neutral in Green Belt terms within the PDL, were found acceptable and permitted.