33 Woodplace Lane, Coulsdon, CR5 1NE

Planning appeal 3301949 at 33 Woodplace Lane, Coulsdon, CR5 1NE (London Borough of Croydon) was dismissed on 11 October 2022 by Inspector Russell M, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether or not the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework and any relevant development plan policies.

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Authority: London Borough of Croydon
Appeal type: householder · Householder (HAS)
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Householder developments
Inspector: Russell M
Postcode: CR5 1NE

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether or not the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework and any relevant development plan policies
The effect of the proposal on the openness of the Green Belt
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 in the Green Belt with substantial weight attached to this harm, and the other considerations put forward do not clearly outweigh this harm to amount to very special circumstances.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy G2 (London's Green Belt) of the London Plan (2021)Policy DM26 (Metropolitan Green Belt and Metropolitan Open Land) of the Croydon Local Plan (2018)
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 137Paragraph 149

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