®Planning appeal decision
New Barn at Old Hall Farm, Tandridge Lane, Tandridge, RH8 9NS
demolition of agricultural building ‘New Barn’ and erection of a terrace of 4no. 3 bed dwellinghouses (Class C3)
- Authority
- Tandridge 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 on the openness of the Green Belt and purposes of including land within it
- 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, and the harm to the Green Belt by reason of inappropriateness and to openness is not clearly outweighed by other considerations, so very special circumstances do not exist.
The substantial weight given to harm to the Green Belt by reason of inappropriateness and harm to openness was not clearly outweighed by the limited weight attributed to housing benefits and the fallback position, so the appeal was dismissed.
Framework references: 11, 130, 148, 149
Plan policies cited: DP10, DP13, DP7, CSP18
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