®Planning appeal decision
Land South of, Furzefield Chase, Dormans Park, Surrey, RH19 2LY
a permission in principle (Stage 1) for inclusion of the site on Tandridge District Councils Brownfield Register, to support the development of at least four, but no more than five new detached residential dwellings with associated parking and amenity space, subject to a future Technical Details consent application, per the Town & Country Planning (Permission in principle) (Amendment) Order 2017
- 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 proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the Framework and any relevant development plan policies
- The effect of the proposal on the openness of the Green Belt
- The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the surrounding area
- Whether any harm by reason of inappropriateness, and any other harm, is clearly outweighed by other considerations so as to amount to the very special circumstances to justify it
What decided it
The substantial harm to the Green Belt by reason of inappropriateness and harm to openness, combined with harm to character and appearance, is not clearly outweighed by the modest housing contribution and other benefits, such that very special circumstances do not exist.
The substantial weight given to Green Belt harm (inappropriateness and loss of openness) and harm to character and appearance was not clearly outweighed by the significant weight afforded to housing supply deficiency and modest weight to social and economic benefits, resulting in dismissal.
Framework references: 11, 38, 130, 149
Plan policies cited: DP10, DP13, DP7, DP12, CSP18
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.