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Allowed15 December 20253245773

Rushett Stables, Leatherhead Road, Chessington, KT9 2NG

Planning appeal 3245773 at Rushett Stables, Leatherhead Road, Chessington, KT9 2NG (Royal Borough of Kingston Upon Thames) was allowed on 15 December 2025 by Inspector Jones M, following a hearing.

Change of use of land to a private Gypsy and Traveller caravan site consisting of one mobile home and associated development, demolition of stable building

Authority
Royal Borough of Kingston Upon Thames
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Hearing
Development
caravan-gypsy · Minor traveller and caravan pitches
Inspector
Jones M
Postcode
KT9 2NG

What decided it

The Council's unsubstantiated and inconsistent shift in position on Green Belt openness, raised only at the hearing, after previously accepting the point, was found to be unreasonable behaviour causing unnecessary expense.

What the Inspector cited

National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 154

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