®Planning appeal decision
The Depot , Redehall Road , Smallfield , RH6 9QL
Planning appeal 3282116 at The Depot , Redehall Road , Smallfield , RH6 9QL (Tandridge District Council) was dismissed on 16 October 2023 by Inspector Sylvester G, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the Framework and any relevant development plan policies.
the erection of 4no. affordable bungalows and 2no. general needs bungalows with associated access, parking, landscaping and other associated works
- Authority
- Tandridge District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Sylvester G
- Postcode
- RH6 9QL
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the Framework and any relevant development plan policies
- The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area
- If the proposal is inappropriate development, whether the harm by reason of inappropriateness, and any other harm, would be clearly outweighed by other considerations so as to amount to the very special circumstances required to justify it
What decided it
The absence of a completed planning obligation to secure the affordable housing provision meant the proposal could not satisfy the second limb of NPPF paragraph 149.g), rendering it inappropriate development in the Green Belt with no very special circumstances to justify it.
The substantial harm to the Green Belt by reason of inappropriateness, harm to openness, encroachment into the countryside, and harm to character and appearance was not clearly outweighed by the small contribution to housing supply, modest economic benefits, and modest environmental benefits, particularly given the failure to secure affordable housing provision.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy DP10Policy DP13Policy DP7Policy CSP18Policy CSP21
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11Paragraph 137Paragraph 138Paragraph 147Paragraph 148Paragraph 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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