®Planning appeal decision
1 Broome Hall Broomehall Road, Coldharbour, Dorking, RH5 6HJ
Planning appeal 3338728 at 1 Broome Hall Broomehall Road, Coldharbour, Dorking, RH5 6HJ (Mole Valley District Council) was dismissed on 6 December 2024 by Inspector Bromley N, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: 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.
Proposed access track using compressed soil, grass and road planings / hoggin mix over hardcore base
- Authority
- Mole Valley District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- other · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Bromley N
- Postcode
- RH5 6HJ
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.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy EN1Policy EN4Policy EN6Policy EN8Policy CA-COP01
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 142Paragraph 152Paragraph 153Paragraph 155Paragraph 205Paragraph 208
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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