Planning appeal decision
Winterfold Tyrrells Wood, Leatherhead, KT22 8QW
Planning appeal 3317313 at Winterfold Tyrrells Wood, Leatherhead, KT22 8QW (Mole Valley District Council) was dismissed on 1 February 2024 by Inspector Lawrence R, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the Framework and any relevant development plan policies.
the erection of 1 No 2-Bedroom dwelling following the demolition of the existing residential outbuilding
- Authority
- Mole Valley District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Lawrence R
- Postcode
- KT22 8QW
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the Framework and any relevant development plan policies
- the effect of the proposal on the openness of the Green Belt
- the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area
- whether any harm by reason of inappropriateness, and any other harm, is clearly outweighed by other considerations, so as to amount to the very special circumstances required to justify the development
What decided it
The proposal fails to meet the replacement building criterion in paragraph 154(d) of the Framework as the new dwelling would be materially larger than the existing building, and the identified harms to Green Belt openness and character and appearance are not clearly outweighed by other considerations.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- CS1CS14ENV22ENV23
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 154Paragraph 155Paragraph 142Paragraph 135
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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