®Planning appeal decision
Blackberry Cottage Blackberry Road, Felcourt, East Grinstead, RH19 2LH
Planning appeal 3292912 at Blackberry Cottage Blackberry Road, Felcourt, East Grinstead, RH19 2LH (Tandridge District Council) was dismissed on 17 November 2022 by Inspector Price A, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the proposed development would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework and any relevant development plan policies.
described on the application form as ‘repositioning existing separate dwelling house and removal of existing concrete structure outbuildings
- Authority
- Tandridge District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Price A
- Postcode
- RH19 2LH
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the proposed development would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework and any relevant development plan policies
- if the development is inappropriate development, the effect of the proposed development on the openness of the Green Belt
- the effect of the proposed development on the living conditions of future occupiers
- 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 proposed development would result in inappropriate development in the Green Belt by failing to preserve openness, and this harm would not be clearly outweighed by other considerations, so very special circumstances do not exist to justify permission.
the harm to the Green Belt by reason of inappropriateness and loss of openness was not outweighed by other considerations including housing land supply shortfall, amenity improvements, and environmental benefits
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy DP10Policy DP13Policy CSP18Policy DP7
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11Paragraph 147Paragraph 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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