®Planning appeal decision
The Warren, Oxshott Road, LEATHERHEAD, KT22 0EN
described on the application form as, “An unitrusive, low profile, subtle, elegant and attractive new subterranean executive development of exceptional quality
- Authority
- Mole Valley District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- O'Doherty A
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt
- the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area
- whether the proposal would provide adequate living conditions for future occupiers of the scheme, with particular reference to sunlight, daylight, and outlook
- if the proposal would be inappropriate development, 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 it
What decided it
The harm to the Green Belt by reason of inappropriateness and spatial loss of openness, combined with unacceptable harm to the character and appearance of the area, was not clearly outweighed by the moderate benefits of the proposal, and very special circumstances did not exist.
the substantial harm to the Green Belt and the harm to character and appearance were not clearly outweighed by the moderate benefits of self-build provision, sustainability features, and housing contribution, and the presumption in favour of sustainable development was displaced by the clear reason for refusal provided by Green Belt protection
Framework references: 11, 62, 148, 149
Plan policies cited: Policy CS 1, Policy CS 14, Policy ENV22, Policy ENV23, Policy ENV24
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.