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Allowed11 April 20233309334

Land West of Limpsfield Road, Warlingham, CR6 9RF

Planning appeal 3309334 at Land West of Limpsfield Road, Warlingham, CR6 9RF (Tandridge District Council) was allowed on 11 April 2023 by Inspector Troy D, following an inquiry. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt and the effect of the proposal on the openness of the Green Belt and its purposes.

construction of 100 dwellings (40% affordable) with associated infrastructure, landscaping and re-provision of sports facilities

Authority
Tandridge District Council
Appeal type
major · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Inquiry
Development
residential · Major dwellings
Inspector
Troy D
Postcode
CR6 9RD

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt and the effect of the proposal on the openness of the Green Belt and its purposes
  • Whether or not there is any 'other harm' that would result from the appeal proposal
  • Whether or not any harm to the Green Belt by reason of inappropriateness, and any 'other harm' identified as arising from the appeal proposal, would be clearly out-weighed by 'other considerations', so as to amount to very special circumstances

What decided it

The acute and persistent shortfall in housing and affordable housing supply and delivery, secured through the s106 agreement, clearly outweighed the identified Green Belt harm and amounted to very special circumstances.

The substantial weight attached to Green Belt harm (inappropriateness, openness and purposes) was clearly outweighed by the collectively very high order of other considerations, including significant housing and affordable housing benefits, moderate weight benefits from sports re-provision, biodiversity net gain and economic/social/environmental benefits, such that very special circumstances were demonstrated and the tilted balance under paragraph 11(d) favoured allowing the appeal.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy DP10Policy DP7Policy CSP18Policy DP5Policy CSP12Policy CSP11Policy DP19Policy CSP17Policy CSP13Policy DP18Policy DP21Policy CSP4Policy HSG15
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 11Paragraph 48Paragraph 49Paragraph 57Paragraph 99Paragraph 110Paragraph 111Paragraph 130Paragraph 137Paragraph 147Paragraph 148Paragraph 159Paragraph 174Paragraph 180

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