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Dismissed22 October 20243339670

Afton Cottage, Adlers Lane, Westhumble, Dorking, Surrey, RH5 6AS

Planning appeal 3339670 at Afton Cottage, Adlers Lane, Westhumble, Dorking, Surrey, RH5 6AS (Mole Valley District Council) was dismissed on 22 October 2024 by Inspector Buchanan R, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the proposal is inappropriate development in the Green Belt, including its effect on the openness of the Green Belt, having regard to local and national planning policy.

demolition of outbuildings and erection of 1 No. dwelling together with associated access, parking and landscaping

Authority
Mole Valley District Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector
Buchanan R
Postcode
RH5 6AS

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • whether the proposal is inappropriate development in the Green Belt, including its effect on the openness of the Green Belt, having regard to local and national planning policy
  • its effect on the character of the area surrounding the site
  • whether any harm by reason of inappropriateness, and any other harm, would be clearly outweighed by other considerations so as to amount to very special circumstances required to justify the proposal

What decided it

The proposal constitutes inappropriate development in the Green Belt that would cause substantial harm to openness and notable harm to character, and the modest housing supply benefits do not clearly outweigh this harm to amount to very special circumstances.

The substantial harm to Green Belt openness and notable harm to character were weighed against modest housing supply benefits and self-build considerations; the harm substantially outweighed the benefits and very special circumstances were not established.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
LP Policies ENV22LP Policies ENV23LP Policies ENV24CS Policy CS14
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 11Paragraph 154
Judgments
Julian Wood v SSCLG and Gravesham Borough Council [2015] EWCA Civ 195

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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