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Allowed4 December 20243334416

The Walled Garden Downs Lane, Leatherhead, KT22 8JW

Planning appeal 3334416 at The Walled Garden Downs Lane, Leatherhead, KT22 8JW (Mole Valley District Council) was allowed on 4 December 2024 by Inspector Savage K, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the disputed conditions restricting permitted development rights are reasonable and necessary, having particular regard to the site's location in the Green Belt and the design quality of the building.

erection of a single storey replacement dwelling, without complying with conditions attached to planning permission Ref MO/2022/1647/PLA, dated 23 December 2022

Authority
Mole Valley District Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector
Savage K
Postcode
KT22 8JW

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the disputed conditions restricting permitted development rights are reasonable and necessary, having particular regard to the site's location in the Green Belt and the design quality of the building

What decided it

The removal of permitted development rights for Classes A and E is necessary to preserve the design quality and openness of the Green Belt that formed the basis of the very special circumstances justifying the original permission.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Mole Valley Core Strategy Policy CS14Mole Valley Local Plan Policies ENV22Mole Valley Local Plan Policies ENV23Mole Valley Local Plan Policies RUD8Local Plan Policy EN1Local Plan Policy EN4
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 11

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