®Planning appeal decision
Oakstead Mill Lane, Hookwood, HORLEY, RH6 0HX
the erection of a detached three bedroom dwelling
- Authority
- Mole Valley District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Price A
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, including the effect on the openness of the Green Belt
- if the proposed development is found to be inappropriate development, 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 proposed development
What decided it
The proposed development would have a greater impact on the openness of the Green Belt than the existing structure and would constitute inappropriate development for which very special circumstances do not exist.
the benefits of the proposed development, including housing supply contribution and sustainable location, did not clearly outweigh the substantial harm to the Green Belt caused by inappropriate development
Framework references: 11, 80, 149
Plan policies cited: CS Policy CS1, CS Policy CS2
Judgments cited: Wood v Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government [2014] EWHC 683; Samuel Smith Old Brewery (Tadcaster) v North Yorkshire County Council [2018] EWCA Civ 489; Braintree DC v Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government [2018] EWCA Civ 610
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.