Land at The Haywain, Oxted, RH8 9LL

1 to 2 dwellings

Authority: Tandridge District Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector: Buchanan R

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

whether the proposal would be acceptable in terms of its location, land use and amount of development, including whether it would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to local and national planning policy, and its effect on the character and appearance of the area
whether any harm by reason of inappropriateness, or any other harm, is clearly outweighed by other considerations to amount to very special circumstances required to justify development in the Green Belt

What decided it

The substantial harm to Green Belt openness and the significant harm to character and appearance, cumulatively, were not clearly outweighed by the modest housing benefits of 1-2 dwellings, such that very special circumstances did not exist.

the adverse impacts of development on character and appearance and harm to the Green Belt significantly and demonstrably outweighed the modest benefits of providing 1-2 market dwellings

Framework references: 90, 138, 147, 148, 150, 130, 11

Plan policies cited: Policy CSP1, Policy DP10(A), Policy DP10(B), Policy DP13, Policy DP13(I)

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Heritage. Listed buildings by grade and distance, conservation areas, scheduled monuments, registered parks and gardens, heritage at risk.
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Flooding. Flood zones 2 and 3, surface water, and both again with climate change.
Transport. The 800 metre station catchment and service frequency, bus stops with their weekday frequency, the cycle network, and the Framework’s transport tests measured for the site.

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