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Allowed29 November 20223269882

Woodlands, Weatherhill Common, Smallfield, Horley, Surrey, RH6 9JF

Planning appeal 3269882 at Woodlands, Weatherhill Common, Smallfield, Horley, Surrey, RH6 9JF (Tandridge District Council) was allowed on 29 November 2022 by Inspector Raygen Z, following a hearing. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the development on the openness of the Green Belt.

Use of land for the stationing of caravans for residential purposes

Authority
Tandridge District Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Hearing
Development
caravan-gypsy · Minor traveller and caravan pitches
Inspector
Raygen Z
Postcode
RH6 9JF

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • the effect of the development on the openness of the Green Belt
  • the effect of the development on the purposes of including land within the Green Belt
  • the effect of the development on ecology
  • would 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 cumulative weight of unmet Gypsy and Traveller need, lack of alternative sites, persistent Council policy failure, and the family's personal circumstances clearly outweighed the identified Green Belt harm, establishing very special circumstances.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy CSP17Policy DP19Policy DP10

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