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Dismissed8 November 20243332982

Home Farm House , Coldharbour Lane, Dorking, RH4 3JG

Planning appeal 3332982 at Home Farm House , Coldharbour Lane, Dorking, RH4 3JG (Mole Valley District Council) was dismissed on 8 November 2024 by Inspector Rose C, 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 the National Planning Policy Framework and any relevant development plan policies.

Change of use of one redundant agricultural barn to two semi-detached residential dwelling units (C3) and one studio/workshop (Use Class B1) to a single residential unit (C3)

Authority
Mole Valley District Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Change of use
Inspector
Rose C
Postcode
RH4 3JG

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework and any relevant development plan policies
  • the effect of the proposal on the openness of the Green Belt and the purposes of including land within the Green Belt
  • the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area, having regard to the site's location within the Surrey Hills National Landscape
  • 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 proposal would fail to preserve the openness of the Green Belt and would harm its purposes through the introduction of domestic curtilages and a more urban appearance, constituting inappropriate development that is not clearly outweighed by other considerations.

The substantial harm to the Green Belt by reason of inappropriateness and loss of openness, together with harm to the character and appearance of the National Landscape, was not clearly outweighed by the limited benefits of housing supply, energy efficiency, biodiversity improvements, and economic benefits.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy EN1Policy EN4Policy EN8Policy EN9
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 11Paragraph 84Paragraph 88Paragraph 142Paragraph 143Paragraph 152Paragraph 153Paragraph 154Paragraph 155Paragraph 182
Judgments
Holborn Studios Ltd v The Council of the London Borough of Hackney [2017] EWHC 2823 (Admin)

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