®Planning appeal decision
Cudworth Gate, Cudworth Lane, Newdigate, RH5 5BH
the erection of a pair of semi-detached, 2-bedroom, affordable self-build houses on the plot of unused land at Cudworth Gate, Newdigate, RH5 5BH
- Authority
- Mole Valley District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Naylor R
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the development would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework 2021 and any relevant development plan policies
- The effect of the development on the openness of the Green Belt
- The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area
- 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 the proposal
What decided it
The proposal constitutes inappropriate development in the Green Belt with no very special circumstances to justify it, as the other considerations do not clearly outweigh the substantial harm to Green Belt openness and the fundamental aim of Green Belt policy.
The benefits of housing provision, self-build development, and sustainability of location did not clearly outweigh the substantial harm to the Green Belt by reason of inappropriateness and the significant loss of openness.
Framework references: 11, 62, 130, 149
Plan policies cited: Policy CS 14 of the Mole Valley Local Development Framework Core Strategy, adopted October 2009, Policy CS 13 of the Mole Valley Local Development Framework Core Strategy, adopted October 2009, Policies ENV22, ENV23 and ENV24 of the Mole Valley Local Plan, adopted October 2000
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.