Ricketts Wood Farm, Norwood Hill, HORLEY, RH6 0ET

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 relevant development plan policies, including the effect of the proposal on the openness and purposes of the Green Belt
• The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area with particular regard to any intensification of use of the site
• The effect of the proposed development on highway safety
• Whether the proposed development is in a sustainable location
• Whether the proposed development would have an adverse effect on the living conditions of neighbours with particular regard to noise and disturbance from vehicle types and movements
• Whether any 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 lawful fallback positions of agricultural use and airport parking use, which would have comparable or greater visual impacts on the Green Belt and character of the area, provided very special circumstances that clearly outweighed the identified harms.