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Allowed14 June 20243330511

Land at Woodcote Green Garden Centre, Woodmansterne Lane, Wallington, SM6 0SU

Planning appeal 3330511 at Land at Woodcote Green Garden Centre, Woodmansterne Lane, Wallington, SM6 0SU (London Borough of Sutton) was allowed on 14 June 2024 by Inspector Thandi B, following a hearing. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposed development is inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to any relevant development plan policies and the Framework.

Demolition of existing structures and erection of a 70-bed specialist neurological nursing home (Use Class C2) with associated access, parking and landscaping

Authority
London Borough of Sutton
Appeal type
major · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Hearing
Development
community-institutional · Other Major Developments
Inspector
Thandi B
Postcode
SM6 0SU

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the proposed development is inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to any relevant development plan policies and the Framework
  • The effect of the proposed development upon the character and appearance of the area
  • Planning obligations

What decided it

The proposed development, as redevelopment of previously developed land, would not have a greater impact on the openness of the Green Belt than the existing built form on site, so it was not inappropriate development and no Green Belt harm arose.

no adverse impacts were identified on any of the main issues and no policies in the development plan or Framework weighed against the proposal, so the appeal was allowed without a harm-versus-benefit balancing exercise

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
SLP Policy 24London Plan Policy G2SLP Policy 28LP Policy D3LP Policy D4SLP Policy 31SLP Policy 36LP Policy S12LP Policy T4LP Policy E11SLP Policy 11
Judgments
Holborn Studios Ltd v The Council of the London Borough of Hackney [2017] EWHC 2823 (Admin); Bernard Wheatcroft Ltd v Secretary of State for the Environment [JPL, 1982, P37]

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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