Planning appeal decision
Thistledown, Shaw Road, Tatsfield, TN16 2BX
Planning appeal 3282530 at Thistledown, Shaw Road, Tatsfield, TN16 2BX (Tandridge District Council) was allowed on 30 March 2022 by Inspector Grierson E, 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 revised National Planning Policy Framework and relevant development plan policies.
the retention of former chicken shed as ancillary residential accommodation
- Authority
- Tandridge District Council
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Grierson E
- Postcode
- TN16 2BX
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the revised National Planning Policy Framework and relevant development plan policies
- The effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the appeal site and the surrounding area
What decided it
The proposal preserves the openness of the Green Belt and does not conflict with the purposes of including land within it, as it involves only a change of use with no physical alterations to the building or land.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy DP10Policy DP13Policy DP7Policy CSP18
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 150
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.
See how each was appliedThe decision letter
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The main issues, what decided it, the planning balance and the policies and judgments listed as cited are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro and are our summary, not the Inspector’s words; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.
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