Land adjacent to Pennings Plough Lane, Ewhurst, CRANLEIGH, GU6 7SG

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

• Whether the appeal site constitutes a suitable location for the proposal, having particular regard to national and local planning policies which seek to restrict residential development in the countryside
• The effect of the proposal on the landscape character of the countryside, with particular regard to the Area of Great Landscape Value

What decided it

The unacceptable harm to the landscape character of the countryside and Area of Great Landscape Value, combined with the unsustainable location of the development, outweighed the housing supply benefits even under the tilted balance.

The housing supply benefits and economic support during construction were afforded some weight, but the unacceptable harm to landscape character (ascribed very significant weight) and conflict with the spatial strategy (ascribed considerable weight) significantly and demonstrably outweighed these benefits when assessed against the Framework taken as a whole.