®Planning appeal decision
9 Beulah Walk, Woldingham, Caterham, Surrey, CR3 7LN
Planning appeal 3284392 at 9 Beulah Walk, Woldingham, Caterham, Surrey, CR3 7LN (Tandridge District Council) was dismissed on 7 July 2022 by Inspector Ollerenshaw M, 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 development plan and the National Planning Policy Framework.
the erection of replacement building including demolition of all existing buildings, sheds, garages and other outbuildings on site; new dwelling on two storeys (part sunken into the land slope) to incorporate an upper floor small balcony overlooking open countryside to rear, and hardstanding to facilitate formation of front driveway, together with a single storey side area sunken into the ground with a green roof
- Authority
- Tandridge District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Ollerenshaw M
- Postcode
- CR3 7LN
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the development plan and the National Planning Policy Framework
- The effect of the proposal on the openness of the Green Belt
- The effect of the proposal on ecology, including protected species
- If it is 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 the development
What decided it
The proposal constitutes inappropriate development in the Green Belt that would harm openness and potentially affect protected species, and the limited weight given to other considerations does not clearly outweigh these harms to amount to very special circumstances.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy DP10Policy DP13Policy CSP17Policy DP19
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 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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