®Planning appeal decision
Dismissed6 December 20243338728
1 Broome Hall Broomehall Road, Coldharbour, DORKING, RH5 6HJ
- Authority
- Mole Valley District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- other · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Bromley N
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the appeal scheme would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the Framework and any relevant development plan policies, including assessing the effect of the appeal scheme on the openness of the Green Belt
- whether the proposed development would preserve or enhance the setting of Broome Hall, a grade II listed building, and in the event that any harm is identified, whether that harm would be outweighed by any public benefits of the proposal
- the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the site and surrounding area, including the Surrey Hills National Landscape
- if the appeal scheme is found to be inappropriate development, 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 scheme
What decided it
The development constitutes inappropriate development in the Green Belt that would cause substantial harm to openness and the purposes of the Green Belt, combined with less than substantial harm to the listed building setting and landscape character, which are not outweighed by the modest benefits claimed.
Framework references: 142, 152, 153, 155, 205, 208
Plan policies cited: Policy EN1, Policy EN4, Policy EN6, Policy EN8, Policy CA-COP01
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.