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Dismissed1 November 20213248358

Land West of 35 Mincing Lane, Chobham , GU24 8PA

Planning appeal 3248358 at Land West of 35 Mincing Lane, Chobham , GU24 8PA (Surrey Heath Borough Council) was dismissed on 1 November 2021 by Inspector Holden S, following an inquiry. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to local and national policies for the provision of affordable housing.

Erection of 30 dwelling houses at former nursery to comprise 22 affordable homes and 8 open market with associated gardens, landscaping, woodland, parking and access

Authority
Surrey Heath Borough Council
Appeal type
major · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Inquiry
Development
residential · Major dwellings
Inspector
Holden S

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to local and national policies for the provision of affordable housing
  • the effect of the proposal on the openness of the Green Belt and the purposes of including land within it
  • the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area
  • whether the harm by reason of inappropriateness, and any other harm, would be clearly outweighed by other considerations so as to amount to the very special circumstances required to justify the proposal

What decided it

The very special circumstances required to outweigh the substantial harm from inappropriate development, loss of openness and encroachment in the Green Belt were not demonstrated.

the very significant benefits of the affordable and market housing, design quality and sustainability did not clearly outweigh the substantial harm from inappropriateness, loss of openness and encroachment into the countryside, so very special circumstances did not exist

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy DM5Policy CP2Policy DM9
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 11Paragraph 58Paragraph 78Paragraph 137Paragraph 138Paragraph 149

How the Inspector dealt with each one is set out in the app, in order: the development plan, national policy, housing land supply, other considerations and the planning balance, beside the letter.

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