®Planning appeal decision
Rydal Oaks, Cobham Road, Bookham, Cobham, Surrey, KT11 3QL
Planning appeal 3337286 at Rydal Oaks, Cobham Road, Bookham, Cobham, Surrey, KT11 3QL (Mole Valley District Council) was dismissed on 14 October 2024 by Inspector Phillips B, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposed development is inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework and relevant development plan policies.
Erection of 1 No. single storey dwelling following demolition of stables and workshop
- Authority
- Mole Valley District Council
- Appeal type
- other · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Unknown
- Inspector
- Phillips B
- Postcode
- KT11 3QL
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposed development is inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework and relevant development plan policies
- If the development is inappropriate, whether the harm to the Green Belt by way of inappropriateness and any other harm, is clearly outweighed by other considerations so as to amount to the very special circumstances necessary to justify it
What decided it
The harm to the Green Belt by reason of inappropriateness and visual and spatial loss of openness was not clearly outweighed by other considerations, and very special circumstances do not exist.
The limited weight of housing delivery benefits, economic benefits, and other considerations did not clearly outweigh the substantial harm to the Green Belt by inappropriateness and loss of openness, and the Green Belt protection policies provided a clear reason for refusal under the tilted balance.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy CS1
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 154Paragraph 154(g)Paragraph 154(d)Paragraph 11dParagraph 11Paragraph 152Paragraph 153
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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