®Planning appeal decision
Land at Barnfield, War Coppice Road, Caterham, CR3 6AS
Without planning permission, the material change of use of the area shaded in blue on the attached plan from agricultural land, to use for the parking, storage and distribution of vehicles, trailers, vehicle parts, containers, racks, chairs and other non-agricultural materials and portable toilets (sui generis)
- Authority
- Tandridge District Council
- Appeal type
- enforcement · Enforcement Notice
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- employment-industrial · Major general industry/storage/warehousing
- Inspector
- Preston C
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The extent to which the development has effected the openness of the Green Belt
- The effect of the development on the character and appearance of the area
- Whether the harm to the Green Belt by way of inappropriateness, and any other harm, is clearly outweighed by other material considerations such as to amount to the very special circumstances needed to justify a grant of planning permission
What decided it
The substantial weight given to harm to the Green Belt through inappropriateness and loss of openness, combined with significant landscape and visual harm, was not outweighed by the moderate economic and operational benefits claimed by the appellant.
Framework references: 154, 155, 153
Plan policies cited: DP10, DP7, CSP18, CSP21, CS22
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