®Planning appeal decision
9 Woodlands Park, Boxhill, Tadworth, Surrey, KT20 7JL
Planning appeal 3330424 at 9 Woodlands Park, Boxhill, Tadworth, Surrey, KT20 7JL (Mole Valley District Council) was dismissed on 3 September 2024 by Inspector Lawrence R, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area, including in relation to protected trees and whether the development would conserve and enhance the landscape character.
the subdivision of the existing site and construction of a new bungalow to the south of the existing bungalow with a new crossover from Woodlands Park
- Authority
- Mole Valley District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Lawrence R
- Postcode
- KT20 7JL
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area, including in relation to protected trees and whether the development would conserve and enhance the landscape character
What decided it
The proposal's location within the Surrey Hills National Landscape, combined with the significant harm to landscape character, protected trees, and conflict with development plan policies, means that footnote 7 of paragraph 11(d) of the Framework provides a clear reason for refusal and the presumption in favour of sustainable development does not apply.
The harms caused by allowing the development—including significant harm to the Surrey Hills National Landscape, harm to character and appearance, and harm to protected trees—collectively outweigh the limited benefits of modest housing supply and economic contributions
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy CS13Policy CS14Policy CS15Policy ENV22Policy ENV23Policy ENV25Draft Policy EN8
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11Paragraph 213
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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