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Dismissed29 September 20213267962

Torwood Farm Torwood Lane, Whyteleafe, CR3 0HD

Planning appeal 3267962 at Torwood Farm Torwood Lane, Whyteleafe, CR3 0HD (Tandridge District Council) was dismissed on 29 September 2021 by Inspector Bowyer J, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether or not the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt.

demolition of existing buildings and construction of 2 detached houses along with associated access and landscaping

Authority
Tandridge District Council
Appeal type
householder · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Householder developments
Inspector
Bowyer J
Postcode
CR3 0HD

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • whether or not the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt
  • the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area
  • if the development would be inappropriate, whether the harm by reason of inappropriateness, and any other harm, is clearly outweighed by other considerations so as to amount to the very special circumstances necessary to justify it

What decided it

The substantial harm to Green Belt openness by reason of inappropriateness and harm to character and appearance was not clearly outweighed by the housing benefit and use of PDL, so very special circumstances did not exist.

Substantial weight to Green Belt harm (inappropriateness and loss of openness) and some harm to character and appearance, against great weight to housing delivery benefit and significant weight to use of PDL; the balance did not clearly favour the development.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy CSP18Policy CSP21Policy DP7Policy DP10Policy DP13Policy CCW4Policy CCW5
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 11
Judgments
R (on the application of Samuel Smith Old Brewery (Tadcaster) and others) (Respondents) v North Yorkshire County Council (Appellant) [2020] UKSC 3

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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