®Planning appeal decision
Tilleys Croft, Horsham Road, Forest Green, Surrey, RH5 5RZ
Planning appeal 3272846 at Tilleys Croft, Horsham Road, Forest Green, Surrey, RH5 5RZ (Mole Valley District Council) was dismissed on 24 September 2021 by Inspector Jones G, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposed development would conflict with the area's adopted strategy for the location of new housing.
the erection of a detached dwelling and car port in land adjacent to Tilley’s croft
- Authority
- Mole Valley District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Jones G
- Postcode
- RH5 5RZ
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposed development would conflict with the area's adopted strategy for the location of new housing
- Its effect on the character and appearance of the area, including in respect to Forest Green Conservation Area
- Whether any development plan conflict and harm arising, would be outweighed by any other considerations, including that the Council cannot currently demonstrate a Framework compliant supply of housing land
What decided it
The substantial weight given to the harm to the Conservation Area's character and appearance, combined with the conflict with the adopted strategy for locating new housing, substantially outweighed the modest housing delivery benefits and personal circumstances of the appellant.
The identified harm to the Conservation Area and development plan conflict substantially outweighed the modest contribution to housing delivery and other benefits claimed by the appellant, such that the development was not sustainable development and the tilted balance did not apply.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy CS 1Policy ENV3Policy ENV39Policy CS 14
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11Paragraph 202
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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