®Planning appeal decision
Coombers Minor, Partridge Lane, Newdigate, DORKING, Surrey, RH5 5EE
the erection of 1 no. dwelling following demolition of existing of non-agricultural buildings
- Authority
- Mole Valley District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Butcher C
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt and its effect upon openness
- The effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area
- The effect of the proposed development on protected species
- Whether the harm by reason of inappropriateness and any other harm would be clearly outweighed by other considerations so as to amount to very special circumstances
What decided it
The proposal constitutes inappropriate development in the Green Belt with greater impact on visual openness than existing development, and the harm is not clearly outweighed by other considerations, so no very special circumstances exist.
The benefits of housing delivery and economic benefits were outweighed by substantial harm to the Green Belt, harm to character and appearance, and potential harm to protected species, with the tilted balance not engaged due to Green Belt protection under paragraph 11d(i) of the Framework
Framework references: 154, 11
Plan policies cited: Policy CS1, Policy CS14, Policy CS15, Policy ENV22, Policy ENV23, Policy ENV24, Policy ENV15
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.