®Planning appeal decision
Pond Cottage, 77 Redehall Road, Smallfield, Surrey, RH6 9QA
Planning appeal 3249966 at Pond Cottage, 77 Redehall Road, Smallfield, Surrey, RH6 9QA (Tandridge District Council) was dismissed on 29 October 2021 by Inspector Jolly J, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the proposal would represent inappropriate development in the Metropolitan Green Belt having regard to the Framework and relevant development plan policies.
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.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy DP10Policy DP13
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 147Paragraph 148Paragraph 149Paragraph 151Paragraph 138
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.
See how each was appliedThe decision letter
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