®Planning appeal decision
Woodside House, Copthorne Bank, Copthorne, Surrey , RH10 3JD
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
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.
Framework references: 142, 143, 153, 154, 155, 156, 157, 110, 115, 55
Plan policies cited: Policy DP10, Policy DP13, Policy CSP17, Policy DP19, Policy CSP14
Judgments cited: Dartford Borough Council v The Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government & Ors [2017] EWCA Civ 141
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