®Planning appeal decision
Pond Cottage, 77 Redehall Road, Smallfield, Surrey, RH6 9QA
for the conversion of the attached triple garage on the side of the house and the reconstruction of an existing adjacent covered patio area at the rear
- Authority
- Tandridge District Council
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Jolly J
- Postcode
- RH6 9QA
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the proposal would represent inappropriate development in the Metropolitan Green Belt having regard to the Framework and relevant development plan policies
- the effect of the proposal on the openness of the Green Belt
- whether any harm by reason of inappropriateness, or any other harm, is clearly outweighed by other considerations so as to amount to the very special circumstances necessary to justify the development
What decided it
The substantial weight given to the harm to Green Belt openness and inappropriateness of the development was not clearly outweighed by the personal benefits to the appellant, and very special circumstances do not exist to justify the development.
The substantial harm to the Green Belt by reason of inappropriateness and material harm to openness was not clearly outweighed by the personal benefits of homeworking and gym facilities, tipping decisively against the proposal.
Framework references: 147, 148, 149, 151, 138
Plan policies cited: Policy DP10, Policy DP13
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.