®Planning appeal decision
The Chestnuts, Partridge Lane, Newdigate, Surrey, RH5 5EE
demolition of barn and erection of 3 / 4 bed house
- Authority
- Mole Valley District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Redford R
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Metropolitan Green Belt having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework and any relevant development plan policies
- the effect it has upon the openness of the Green Belt
- the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area
- whether any 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 proposal constitutes inappropriate development that would harm the openness of the Green Belt, and the limited benefits do not amount to very special circumstances to justify approval.
The presumption in favour of sustainable development under NPPF paragraph 11(d) was displaced by the application of Green Belt protection policies, which provide a clear reason for refusing the development; the harm to the Green Belt by reason of inappropriateness and loss of openness was not clearly outweighed by the limited benefits of one new dwelling and renewable energy.
Framework references: 149, 147, 11
Plan policies cited: Policy CS1, Policy CS13, Policy ENV4, Policy ENV22, Policy ENV23
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.