®Planning appeal decision
Land Adjacent West View, Southview Road, Woldingham , CR3 7AB
Planning appeal 3260032 at Land Adjacent West View, Southview Road, Woldingham , CR3 7AB (Tandridge District Council) was dismissed on 12 October 2021 by Inspector Miles H, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposal is inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the Framework and any relevant development plan policies.
erection of single storey dwelling, formation of new driveway with access onto Southview Road and associated works
- Authority
- Tandridge District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Miles H
- Postcode
- CR3 7AB
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposal is inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the Framework and any relevant development plan policies
- The effect on the openness of the Green Belt
- The effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area
- If the proposal is inappropriate development, whether the harm by reason of inappropriateness, and any other harm, be clearly outweighed by other considerations so as to amount to the very special circumstances required to justify the proposal
What decided it
The substantial harm to the Green Belt by reason of inappropriateness and loss of openness, combined with harm to character and appearance, is not clearly outweighed by the limited benefits of a single dwelling.
The harm to the Green Belt by reason of inappropriateness, effect on openness, and harm to character and appearance was not clearly outweighed by the limited social and economic benefits of a single dwelling and the zero-carbon construction, resulting in the absence of very special circumstances to justify the development.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy DP10Policy DP13Policy DP7
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11Paragraph 147Paragraph 148Paragraph 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.
See how each was appliedThe decision letter
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