®Planning appeal decision
Cudworth Gate, Cudworth Lane, Newdigate, RH5 5BH
Planning appeal 3288340 at Cudworth Gate, Cudworth Lane, Newdigate, RH5 5BH (Mole Valley District Council) was dismissed on 12 December 2022 by Inspector Naylor R, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: 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 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
- Postcode
- RH5 5BH
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.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy CS 14 of the Mole Valley Local Development Framework Core Strategy, adopted October 2009Policy CS 13 of the Mole Valley Local Development Framework Core Strategy, adopted October 2009Policies ENV22, ENV23 and ENV24 of the Mole Valley Local Plan, adopted October 2000
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11Paragraph 62Paragraph 130Paragraph 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.
See how each was appliedThe decision letter
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