®Planning appeal decision
Ridgeway Hollow Lane, Dormansland, Lingfield, Surrey, RH7 6NR
Planning appeal 3332900 at Ridgeway Hollow Lane, Dormansland, Lingfield, Surrey, RH7 6NR (Tandridge District Council) was allowed on 1 August 2024 by Inspector Sylvester G, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to any relevant development plan policies and the Framework, and its effect on Green Belt openness.
a “retrospective application for demolition of existing dwelling and construction of replacement dwelling. Regularisation of works completed to date. Demolition of existing rear extension and replacement with new single storey extension with pitched roof
- Authority
- Tandridge District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Sylvester G
- Postcode
- RH7 6NR
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to any relevant development plan policies and the Framework, and its effect on Green Belt openness
- The effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area, with particular regard to the High Weald National Landscape
- The effect of the proposed development on the living conditions of the occupiers of Number 54 Beacon Hill, with particular regard to outlook and access to light
- Whether the proposed development would preserve the setting of Greathed Manor, a Grade II listed Registered Park and Garden
- If the proposal is inappropriate development, whether the harm by reason of inappropriateness, and any other harm, would be clearly outweighed by other considerations so as to amount to the very special circumstances required to justify it
What decided it
The fallback development—an approved replacement dwelling at an advanced stage of construction with a substantially identical main core—carried very substantial weight sufficient to outweigh the harm to the Green Belt by reason of inappropriateness and openness, thereby establishing the very special circumstances necessary to justify the appeal proposal.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy DP10Policy DP13Policy DP7Policy DP20Policy CSP18Policy CSP20Policy CSP14
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11Paragraph 54Paragraph 152Paragraph 153Paragraph 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.
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