®Planning appeal decision
Land east of Woodcock Hill, Felbridge, RH19 2RD
demolition of existing three agricultural buildings together with two other buildings and erection of three dwellings togeth er with parking and use of existing access
- Authority
- Tandridge District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Lawrence R
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
- 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 substantial harm to the Green Belt from inappropriate development and significant loss of openness is not clearly outweighed by other considerations, and therefore very special circumstances do not exist to justify the development.
The modest benefits of renewable energy provision, housing contribution, and potential ancient woodland benefits do not clearly outweigh the substantial harm to the Green Belt from inappropriate development and significant harm to openness.
Framework references: 11, 142, 153, 154, 155
Plan policies cited: Policy DP10, Policy DP13, Policy CSP14
Judgments cited: Athlone House Ltd v SSCLG [2015] EWHC 3524 (Admin); Tandridge DC V SSCLG & Syrett [2015] EWHC 2503
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.