®Planning appeal decision
Briars Corner, Chapel Road, Oxted, RH8 0SX
Planning appeal 3268343 at Briars Corner, Chapel Road, Oxted, RH8 0SX (Tandridge District Council) was dismissed on 4 October 2021 by Inspector Douglas L, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the Framework and any relevant development plan policies.
Removal of existing low pitch Pantile roof above existing garage and replacement with full height twin pitched Gambrel roof extending above proposed adjacent car port with Solar panels to the upper south west facing slope. Room over being accessed by new external staircase to the rear
- Authority
- Tandridge District Council
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- other · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Douglas L
- Postcode
- RH8 0SX
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the Framework and any relevant development plan policies
- the effect of the proposal on the openness of the Green Belt
- the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area
- if the proposal would constitute inappropriate development, 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 the proposal
What decided it
The proposal constitutes inappropriate development in the Green Belt that would harm its openness, and the modest environmental benefits and absence of harm to character and appearance do not amount to very special circumstances necessary to justify it.
The harm to the Green Belt by reason of inappropriateness and harm to openness, to which substantial weight must be given, was not clearly outweighed by modest environmental benefits and the absence of harm to character and appearance.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy DP10Policy DP13Policy DP7Policy CSP18
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 137Paragraph 138Paragraph 147Paragraph 149Paragraph 151
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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