®Planning appeal decision
Garages at Dale View, Headley Surrey, KT18 6EH
Planning appeal 3313908 at Garages at Dale View, Headley Surrey, KT18 6EH (Mole Valley District Council) was dismissed on 29 September 2023 by Inspector Szymanski D, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether or not the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt.
Demolition of existing garages, Proposed construction of a new single storey dwellings and associated uses
- Authority
- Mole Valley District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Szymanski D
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether or not the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt
- the effect of the proposal upon the living conditions of the occupiers of Nos 9–18 Dale View with particular reference to privacy and outlook
- if the proposal is inappropriate development, whether the harm by reason of inappropriateness, and any other harm, is 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 harm to the Green Belt through inappropriate development and moderate adverse effects on openness, combined with significant harm to neighbouring living conditions through overlooking, cannot be clearly outweighed by the moderate benefits of housing supply and other considerations.
The moderate weight attributed to housing supply benefits, economic benefits, design quality, drainage, and potential biodiversity net gain does not clearly outweigh the substantial weight given to Green Belt harm and the significant harm to neighbouring occupiers' living conditions through overlooking.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy ENV22 of the Mole Valley Local Plan (2000)Policies CS1 and CS2 of the Mole Valley Local Development Framework Core Strategy (2009)Policies MOV2 and MOV5 of the Mole Valley Local PlanPolicy CS18
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11Paragraph 48Paragraph 78Paragraph 79Paragraph 80Paragraph 105Paragraph 119Paragraph 124Paragraph 137Paragraph 138Paragraph 147Paragraph 148Paragraph 149Paragraph 150
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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