®Planning appeal decision
Land south of Lower Road, Great Bookham, Leatherhead, Surrey, KT23 4EL
change of use from Use Class F1 (education) to F2 (outdoor recreation) for the provision of public open space including areas of planting, a feature pond, community orchard and outdoor recreation
- Authority
- Mole Valley District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- leisure-sport · Change of use
- Inspector
- Prentis D
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt
- whether the loss of playing fields would be justified by the provision of suitable alternative facilities
What decided it
The unilateral undertaking securing provision of replacement playing fields at the new school site before the appeal site could be converted, combined with the replacement pitches providing better provision in terms of quantity and quality, justified the loss of the existing playing fields and made the proposal acceptable.
Framework references: 11, 99, 138, 149, 150
Plan policies cited: Policy CS 16, Policy BKIN4
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.