1 Whitegate Farm Eastbourne Road, Blindley Heath, LINGFIELD, RH7 6LG

reduction of an earth bund along Eastern Boundary to a height of 1.5m and soft landscaping (Retrospective)

Authority: Tandridge District Council
Appeal type: enforcement · Enforcement Notice
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: caravan-gypsy · Minor traveller and caravan pitches
Inspector: Franks Z

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Appeals A, B, C (Ground b): whether the alleged material change of use and operational development constitute breaches of planning control
Appeal D: whether the development would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt; the effect on openness of the Green Belt; whether harm would be clearly outweighed by other considerations constituting very special circumstances
Appeal E: whether the Council's decision to refuse to grant a certificate of lawful use or development for hardstanding was well-founded

What decided it

Appeals A, B, C: the addition of one caravan to a site with lawful mixed residential use does not constitute a material change of use; Appeal D: the benefits to living conditions and environmental improvements clearly outweigh the limited harm to Green Belt openness; Appeal E: the applicant's failure to precisely identify the area of hardstanding and provide compelling evidence of its extent.

Framework references: 143, 155

Plan policies cited: Tandridge District Core Strategy 2008, Tandridge Local Plan 2014

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