®Planning appeal decision
Beech Farm, Beech Farm Road, Warlingham, Surrey, CR6 9QJ
Planning appeal 3272500 at Beech Farm, Beech Farm Road, Warlingham, Surrey, CR6 9QJ (Tandridge District Council) was dismissed on 14 December 2021 by Inspector Szymanski D, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the proposed development upon protected species.
conversion of buildings to provide 2 x 4 bed, 2 x 3 bed and 1 x 2 bed houses with associated parking, landscaping, package treatment plant and removal of hardstanding (Alternative development to that approved under reference TA/2016/553)
- Authority
- Tandridge District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Szymanski D
- Postcode
- CR6 9QJ
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the proposed development upon protected species
- whether the proposed development would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt
- the effect of the proposed development upon the openness of the Green Belt
- the effect of the proposed development upon the character and appearance of the area
- if the proposal is inappropriate development, whether the harm by reason of inappropriateness, and any other harm, is clearly outweighed by other considerations and whether this would amount to the very special circumstances required to justify the proposal
What decided it
The failure to provide a reptile survey to establish the presence, absence, and distribution of protected species and to demonstrate appropriate mitigation, compensation, and enhancements, which the Inspector found could not be resolved by planning condition and was a statutory prerequisite to determining the application.
The moderate benefits of housing delivery and temporary economic benefit were substantially outweighed by the substantial harm arising from the unresolved risk to protected species, when assessed against the policies of the Framework taken as a whole.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy CSP17 of the Tandridge District Core Strategy (2008)Policy DP19 of the Tandridge Local Plan Part 2 (July 2014)Policy DP10 of the Tandridge Local Plan Part 2Policy DP13 of the Tandridge Local Plan Part 2Policy CSP18 of the Tandridge District Core Strategy (2008)Policy CSP21 of the Tandridge District Core Strategy (2008)Policy DP7 of the Tandridge Local Plan Part 2
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 179Paragraph 147Paragraph 149Paragraph 150Paragraph 11
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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