®Planning appeal decision
Elizas Yard, Willey Lane, Chaldon, Caterham , Surrey , CR3 6AR
Planning appeal 3335848 at Elizas Yard, Willey Lane, Chaldon, Caterham , Surrey , CR3 6AR (Tandridge District Council) was dismissed on 30 August 2024 by Inspector Holden S, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposal is inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to relevant development plan policies and the Framework.
development of the site to provide 9x detached dwellings with integral garages and the creation of a new access off Stanstead Road
- Authority
- Tandridge District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Holden S
- Postcode
- CR3 6AR
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposal is inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to relevant development plan policies and the Framework
- The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area, including the Area of Great Landscape Value (AGLV)
- Whether the site is suitable for a residential development having regard to its accessibility to services and facilities
- Whether the proposal would provide an appropriate mix of housing
- 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 the proposal
What decided it
The proposal is inappropriate development in the Green Belt with a substantially greater impact on openness than the existing development, and the benefits of housing supply do not clearly outweigh the substantial harm from inappropriateness and the other significant harms to character, appearance, accessibility and housing mix.
The significant weight given to the benefits of nine new homes in an area with acute housing shortage was outweighed by the substantial weight attached to the harm from inappropriateness in the Green Belt and the significant harms to character and appearance, accessibility and housing mix, such that very special circumstances do not exist.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy DP10Policy DP13Policy CSP18Policy DP7Policy CSP20Policy CSP21Policy CSP1Policy CSP7Policy CCW4Policy CCW5
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11Paragraph 60Paragraph 109Paragraph 115Paragraph 116Paragraph 143Paragraph 153Paragraph 154Paragraph 180
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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