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Allowed10 January 20253347328

Woodside House, Copthorne Bank, Copthorne, Surrey , RH10 3JD

Planning appeal 3347328 at Woodside House, Copthorne Bank, Copthorne, Surrey , RH10 3JD (Tandridge District Council) was allowed on 10 January 2025 by Inspector Dade E, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the Framework and relevant development plan policies.

demolition of existing dwelling, garage, and outbuildings (retention of shed and garage). Construction of 2 x detached dwellings and 1 x detached garage with new driveway and car parking areas

Authority
Tandridge District Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector
Dade E
Postcode
RH10 3JD

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the Framework and relevant development plan policies
  • The effect of the proposal on protected species

What decided it

The proposal utilises grey belt land and satisfies all criteria of Framework paragraph 155, rendering it not inappropriate development in the Green Belt despite conflicting with the more restrictive Policy DP13.

The benefits of housing delivery to address significant shortfall in supply were weighed against the small loss of Green Belt openness; the former outweighed the latter because the development utilises grey belt land that does not strongly contribute to Green Belt purposes.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy DP10Policy DP13Policy CSP17Policy DP19Policy CSP14
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 142Paragraph 143Paragraph 153Paragraph 154Paragraph 155Paragraph 156Paragraph 157Paragraph 110Paragraph 115Paragraph 55
Judgments
Dartford Borough Council v The Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government & Ors [2017] EWCA Civ 141

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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