Ricketts Wood Farm Norwood Hill, HORLEY, RH6 0ET

Without planning permission the material change of use of the Land from redundant cattle yard to Class B8 storage

Authority: Mole Valley District Council
Appeal type: enforcement · Enforcement Notice
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: employment-industrial · Change of use
Inspector: Perkins L

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

whether the appeal development is inappropriate development in the Green Belt, having regard to the Framework and any relevant development plan policies
the effect of the appeal development on the character of the area
the effect of the appeal development on highway safety
the effect of the appeal development on the Council's strategy for the location of development
the effect of the appeal development on the living conditions of neighbouring occupiers, with particular regard to noise and disturbance

What decided it

The appeal development preserves the openness of the Green Belt through containment within Building 2 and screening by surrounding structures and hedgerows, and complies with Policy EC4's encouragement of rural building re-use for employment uses.

Framework references: 155, 88, 89, 115

Plan policies cited: Policy EN1, Policy EN4, Policy EC4, Policy INF1, Policy INF2

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