®Planning appeal decision
Coombers Minor Partridge Lane, Newdigate, DORKING, RH5 5EE
erection of 2 No. dwellings following demolition of existing non-agricultural buildings
- Authority
- Mole Valley District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- James A
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the proposed development would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt and the effect of the proposed development on the openness of the Green Belt, having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework
- the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area
- the effect of the proposed development on protected species and their habitats
- the effect of the proposed development on highway safety
- if the proposal is inappropriate development, would the harm by reason of inappropriateness, and any other harm, be clearly outweighed by other considerations as to amount to the very special circumstances required to justify the development
What decided it
The proposal constitutes inappropriate development in the Green Belt that would harm openness and is not justified by very special circumstances, as the identified benefits do not clearly outweigh the substantial harm to the Green Belt, character and appearance, highway safety, and biodiversity.
The substantial harm to the Green Belt by reason of inappropriateness, combined with harm to character and appearance, highway safety, and insufficient information on protected species, was not outweighed by the social and economic benefits of providing two dwellings and contributing to housing land supply.
Framework references: 11, 148, 149, 150, 174
Plan policies cited: Policy CS14 of the Mole Valley Core Strategy October 2009, Policy ENV22 of the Mole Valley Local Plan October 2000, Policy CS15 of the Core Strategy, Policy ENV15 of the Local Plan, Policy MOV2 of the Local Plan
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.