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Dismissed7 March 20233296694

Horley Town Football Club, The New Defence Anderson Way, Horley, RH6 8SP

Planning appeal 3296694 at Horley Town Football Club, The New Defence Anderson Way, Horley, RH6 8SP (Reigate and Banstead Borough Council) was dismissed on 7 March 2023 by Inspector Naylor R, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposal would result in the loss of Urban Open Space (UOS).

a change of use of land from groundsman compound to builders’ storage compound

Authority
Reigate and Banstead Borough Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
employment-industrial · Minor general industry/storage/warehousing
Inspector
Naylor R
Postcode
RH6 8SP

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the proposal would result in the loss of Urban Open Space (UOS)
  • Impact on flood risk
  • Effect on the character and appearance of the area
  • Effects on living conditions of neighbouring residents with specific regard to outlook, noise and disturbance

What decided it

The proposal resulted in the loss of Urban Open Space without clear evidence of exceptional circumstances, and failed the sequential test for flood risk by not assessing reasonably available alternative sites in an appropriate catchment area.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy OSR1Policy CCF2Policy CS10Policy DES1Policy EMP3
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 130Paragraph 162Paragraph 168

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