Ashton Birchwood Lane, Chaldon, CATERHAM, CR3 5DQ

described on the application form as the ‘erection of ancillary building for care of vulnerable adults

Authority: Tandridge District Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: community-institutional · Other minor developments
Inspector: Price A

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

whether the development is inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework and any relevant development plan policies
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 circumstance required to justify the development

What decided it

The replacement building's increased floorspace (20 sq m larger) compared to the previous stable building meant it had a greater impact on Green Belt openness, and the care facility's needs did not constitute very special circumstances sufficient to outweigh this harm.

Framework references: 149

Plan policies cited: Policy DP10, Policy DP13, Policy DP14

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