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Allowed26 April 20233306260

Blue Meadow Birchwood Lane, Chaldon, Caterham, CR3 5DQ

Planning appeal 3306260 at Blue Meadow Birchwood Lane, Chaldon, Caterham, CR3 5DQ (Tandridge District Council) was allowed on 26 April 2023 by Inspector Szymanski D, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether or not the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt.

Erection of agricultural building

Authority
Tandridge District Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
agricultural · Minor general industry/storage/warehousing
Inspector
Szymanski D
Postcode
CR3 5DQ

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • whether or not the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt
  • the effect of the proposal upon the character and appearance of the area

What decided it

The Inspector's site visit observation of an existing agricultural enterprise with over 50 adult and young goats, combined with veterinary evidence and the Greendale Brook food business registration, demonstrated the building was directly related to and necessary for agriculture, bringing it within the NPPF paragraph 149a) exception for agricultural buildings in the Green Belt.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy DP10Policy DP13Policy CSP18Policy CSP21Policy DP7Policy CCW4Policy CCW5
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 137Paragraph 147Paragraph 149Paragraph 149aParagraph 150

How the Inspector dealt with each one is set out in the app, in order: the development plan, national policy, housing land supply, other considerations and the planning balance, beside the letter.

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