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Dismissed17 October 20233319149

Land at the Old Cottage, Station Road, Lingfield

Planning appeal 3319149 at Land at the Old Cottage, Station Road, Lingfield (Tandridge District Council) was dismissed on 17 October 2023 by Inspector Spencer D, following an inquiry. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposal on the openness of Green Belt and the purposes of including land within it.

outline application with all matters reserved except for access and layout for a residential development of 99 dwellings (40% affordable) with associated access, formal open space, landscaping, car & cycle parking and refuse

Authority
Tandridge District Council
Appeal type
major · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Inquiry
Development
residential · Major dwellings
Inspector
Spencer D
Postcode
RH7 6PG

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • The effect of the proposal on the openness of Green Belt and the purposes of including land within it
  • The effect of the proposed development on the Lingfield Conservation Area and the setting of nearby listed buildings and non-designated heritage assets
  • The effect on the character and appearance of the area, including whether the appeal site is part of a valued landscape
  • Whether the harm to the Green Belt by reason of inappropriateness, and any 'other harm' identified as arising from the appeal proposal, would be clearly outweighed by 'other considerations', so as to amount to very special circumstances

What decided it

The combined Green Belt harm (inappropriateness, loss of openness and conflict with Green Belt purposes) and heritage harm to the Conservation Area and listed buildings were not clearly outweighed by the other considerations, so very special circumstances did not exist.

Substantial Green Belt harm and very great heritage harm, together with significant harm to character and appearance, were weighed against very significant housing and affordable housing benefits and other moderate benefits, and the harms were found not to be clearly outweighed, so the balance tipped against the proposal.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
CSP18CSP21CSP4CSP11CSP12CSP13CSP17CSP19DP1DP5DP7DP10DP13DP18DP19DP20DP21Policy HSG12 (emerging Tandridge Local Plan)Policy LNP5 (emerging Lingfield Neighbourhood Plan)
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 11Paragraph 48Paragraph 92Paragraph 93Paragraph 104Paragraph 105Paragraph 110Paragraph 111Paragraph 124Paragraph 126Paragraph 130Paragraph 134Paragraph 137Paragraph 138Paragraph 147Paragraph 148Paragraph 167Paragraph 169Paragraph 174Paragraph 180Paragraph 189Paragraph 199Paragraph 200Paragraph 202Paragraph 203
Judgments
Stroud District Council v. SSCLG & Gladman Developments Ltd [2015] EWHC 488 (Admin)

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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