®Planning appeal decision
The Oast house, Pikes Lane, Crowhurst, Lingfield, Surrey, RH7 6LX
new gated access and hardstanding area for sewage tankers to empty treatment tank and also to allow entry of large agricultural machinery to the fields
- Authority
- Tandridge District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- agricultural · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Miles H
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework 2024 and any relevant development plan policies
- The effect of the proposal on the openness of the Green Belt
- The effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area
- The effect of the proposed development on highway safety
- The effect of the proposed development on biodiversity
- 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 proposal
What decided it
The proposal fails to preserve the openness of the Green Belt and constitutes inappropriate development, with additional substantial harms to character and appearance, highway safety, and biodiversity that are not clearly outweighed by the limited private benefits.
Framework references: 154
Plan policies cited: DP10, CSP18, CSP21, DP7, DP5, CSP12, CSP17, DP19
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