®Planning appeal decision
Land between 4 & 5, Farley Close, Banstead, Surrey, SM7 3AW
a single detached dwelling, with associated parking on land between 4 & 5 Farley Close
- Authority
- Reigate and Banstead Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Miles H
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
- 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 openness of the Green Belt by reason of inappropriateness is not clearly outweighed by the limited benefits of providing a single dwelling, and very special circumstances do not exist.
The substantial harm to the Green Belt by reason of inappropriateness and effect on openness, to which great importance must be attached, was not clearly outweighed by the limited benefits of a single windfall dwelling and other considerations.
Framework references: 148, 149
Plan policies cited: Policy CS3, Policy NHE5, Policy CS2
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.