®Planning appeal decision
The Seasons Ifield Road, Charlwood, HORLEY, RH6 0DL
construction of a 1.5 storey traditional cottage style dwelling on a large plot on part of the site of the existing property
- Authority
- Mole Valley District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Castle S
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt and its effect on the openness of the Green Belt and the purposes of including land within it
- whether the proposed development would provide acceptable living conditions for future occupants with regard to noise
- the effect of the development on biodiversity and protected species
- if the proposal would be inappropriate development, would the harm by reason of inappropriateness, and any other harm, be clearly outweighed by other considerations, and if so, would this amount to the very special circumstances required to justify the proposal
What decided it
The substantial weight given to the identified harm to the Green Belt, combined with policy conflicts regarding noise and biodiversity, meant the very special circumstances necessary to justify the development did not exist.
The identified harms to the Green Belt, living conditions, and biodiversity were not outweighed by the limited benefits of housing supply, economic benefits, and use of previously developed land; the tilted balance did not apply due to the clear reason for refusal provided by Green Belt protection policies.
Framework references: 149, 149e, 149g, 145g, 137, 147, 185, 174, 180, 11d(i)
Plan policies cited: CS Policy CS1, CS Policy CS15, MVLP Policy ENV56, MVLP Policy ENV15, Policy CS2
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.