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Land Rear Of The Rookery, Cherry Tree Cottage, Orchard Cottage & Russets, Kings Cross Lane, South Nutfield, RH1 5NS
Planning appeal 3281211 at Land Rear Of The Rookery, Cherry Tree Cottage, Orchard Cottage & Russets, Kings Cross Lane, South Nutfield, RH1 5NS (Tandridge District Council) was dismissed on 17 August 2022 by Inspector Shearing C, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the development proposed is inappropriate development in the Green Belt.
erection of up to 5 dwellings
- Authority
- Tandridge District Council
- Appeal type
- major · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Other Major Developments
- Inspector
- Shearing C
- Postcode
- RH1 5NS
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the development proposed is inappropriate development in the Green Belt
- The effect of the development proposed on the openness of the Green Belt
- The effect of the development proposed on the character and appearance of the area
- If the development is inappropriate, 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 the development
What decided it
The substantial harm to the openness of the Green Belt by reason of inappropriateness was not clearly outweighed by the benefits of housing delivery and economic benefits, such that very special circumstances did not exist to justify the development.
The benefits of new housing and economic benefits, given considerable weight due to the housing land supply shortfall and the site's sustainable location, were insufficient to clearly outweigh the substantial harm to the Green Belt, which must be given substantial weight.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy DP10Policy DP12Policy DP13Policy CSP18Policy CSP21Policy DP7
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11Paragraph 69Paragraph 137Paragraph 147Paragraph 149
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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