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Dismissed16 October 20233312840

Fontigarry Farm Business Park, 7 Reigate Road, Sidlow, Surrey , RH2 8QH

Planning appeal 3312840 at Fontigarry Farm Business Park, 7 Reigate Road, Sidlow, Surrey , RH2 8QH (Reigate and Banstead Borough Council) was dismissed on 16 October 2023 by Inspector Sylvester G, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the proposed development on employment provision within the area, and if there is harm whether it is outweighed by public benefits.

the demolition of the existing buildings and structures. Erection of 8 bungalows with associated access, parking and landscaping

Authority
Reigate and Banstead Borough Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector
Sylvester G
Postcode
RH2 8QH

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • the effect of the proposed development on employment provision within the area, and if there is harm whether it is outweighed by public benefits
  • the effect that the amount of parking provided within the proposed development would have on the living conditions of existing and future occupiers

What decided it

The absence of evidence of a marketing campaign to demonstrate no reasonable prospect of employment use, as required by Policy EMP4, meant the loss of employment land could not be justified and substantially outweighed the housing and environmental benefits.

the significant social benefits and modest environmental benefits of the appeal proposal were outweighed by the substantially harmful effect on the local economy from the loss of employment land and associated economic activity

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy EMP4Policy TAP1Policy DES1
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 149Paragraph 11Paragraph 120Paragraph 123

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