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Dismissed3 January 20243309535

Land to the West of Osney Lodge Farm, Byers Lane, Godstone, Surrey

Planning appeal 3309535 at Land to the West of Osney Lodge Farm, Byers Lane, Godstone, Surrey (Tandridge District Council) was dismissed on 3 January 2024 by Inspector Pattison B, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposal would be inappropriate development within the Green Belt having regard to the Framework and any relevant development plan policies and its effect on openness of the Green Belt.

change of use of the land to a natural burial ground. Construction of a service hall building associated with the natural burial ground use together with parking, access and landscaping works

Authority
Tandridge District Council
Appeal type
major · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
community-institutional · Other Major Developments
Inspector
Pattison B
Postcode
RH9 8JH

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the proposal would be inappropriate development within the Green Belt having regard to the Framework and any relevant development plan policies and its effect on openness of the Green Belt
  • The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the local area with particular regard to the local landscape and the countryside as a whole
  • Whether the site is a suitable location for the proposal having regard to local and national planning policy, and the accessibility of the site
  • If the proposal would be inappropriate development, whether the 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 necessary to justify the proposal

What decided it

The substantial weight given to Green Belt harm is not clearly outweighed by the community benefits of providing additional burial space, and therefore very special circumstances do not exist to justify the inappropriate development.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy CSP1Policy CSP18Policy CSP21Policy DP10Policy DP13Policy TLP40
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 11Paragraph 142Paragraph 143Paragraph 154Paragraph 155Paragraph 180Paragraph 225

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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