®Planning appeal decision
Land South of Betchworth Village Hall, Station Road, Betchworth, Surrey, RH3 7DF
Planning appeal 3283402 at Land South of Betchworth Village Hall, Station Road, Betchworth, Surrey, RH3 7DF (Mole Valley District Council) was allowed on 29 July 2022 by Inspector Buchanan R, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the harm by reason of inappropriateness is clearly outweighed by other considerations so as to amount to the very special circumstances required to justify the development.
Temporary stationing of 2 No. mobile homes with associated storage containers and temporary fencing in relation to domestic construction works
- Authority
- Mole Valley District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- other · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Buchanan R
- Postcode
- RH3 7DF
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the harm by reason of inappropriateness is clearly outweighed by other considerations so as to amount to the very special circumstances required to justify the development
What decided it
The temporary and reversible nature of the loss of openness, combined with the compelling personal circumstances of the family requiring accommodation during construction of an already-permitted dwelling, clearly outweighed the harm to the Green Belt by inappropriateness.
The harm to the Green Belt by reason of inappropriateness was outweighed by the temporary and reversible nature of the loss of openness and the material considerations supporting the development, establishing very special circumstances
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy CS1 of the Mole Valley Core Strategy 2009
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 147Paragraph 149Paragraph 150Paragraph 56
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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