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Allowed14 July 20223280881

Langley Bottom Farm, Langley Vale Road, Epsom, KT18 6AP

Planning appeal 3280881 at Langley Bottom Farm, Langley Vale Road, Epsom, KT18 6AP (Epsom and Ewell Borough Council) was allowed on 14 July 2022 by Inspector Hartley D, following a hearing. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether or not the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt including its effect on openness and the purposes of the Green Belt.

the demolition of the existing buildings on the site and the construction of 20 residential dwellings of which eight (40%) would be affordable together with associated access, landscaping and parking

Authority
Epsom and Ewell Borough Council
Appeal type
major · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Hearing
Development
residential · Major dwellings
Inspector
Hartley D
Postcode
KT18 6AP

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • whether or not the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt including its effect on openness and the purposes of the Green Belt
  • whether the site is in a sustainable location with access to a choice of modes of transport other than the private motor vehicle
  • whether the proposal would deliver adequate affordable housing provision
  • if the proposal is inappropriate development in the Green Belt, whether the harm by reason of inappropriateness, and any other harm, is clearly outweighed by other considerations so as to amount to the very special circumstances necessary to justify development

What decided it

The severe housing land supply and delivery shortfall, combined with the delivery of affordable housing and the absence of any net Green Belt harm to openness or purposes, amounted to very special circumstances clearly outweighing the harm from inappropriate development.

The substantial harm from inappropriateness and conflict with Policies CS2 and CS8 was clearly outweighed by other considerations (acute housing land supply shortfall, affordable housing, environmental and economic benefits) amounting to very special circumstances justifying the development in the Green Belt.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
CS2CS8CS9CS5CS6CS3CS16DM4DM5DM9DM10DM12DM19DM35DM36
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 149Paragraph 147Paragraph 138Paragraph 150Paragraph 105Paragraph 110Paragraph 111Paragraph 104Paragraph 123Paragraph 120Paragraph 57Paragraph 64Paragraph 8Paragraph 56Paragraph 11

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