Planning appeal decision
32 Stoneleigh Road, Limpsfield, RH8 0TR
Planning appeal 3326653 at 32 Stoneleigh Road, Limpsfield, RH8 0TR (Tandridge District Council) was dismissed on 7 February 2024 by Inspector Davis J, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposed development constitutes inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework 2023 and any relevant development plan policies.
first floor rear extension
- Authority
- Tandridge District Council
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Davis J
- Postcode
- RH8 0TR
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposed development constitutes inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework 2023 and any relevant development plan policies
- The effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the existing dwelling and surrounding area
What decided it
The harmful effect of the extension's roof form and lack of integration with the host dwelling's character and appearance outweighed the absence of Green Belt inappropriateness.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy DP10Policy DP13Policy CP18Policy DP7Policy LNP3Policy LNP5
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 154
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.
See how each was appliedThe decision letter
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The main issues, what decided it, the planning balance and the policies and judgments listed as cited are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro and are our summary, not the Inspector’s words; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.
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