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Dismissed27 May 20263352163

Land Opposite Gable Cottage, Chequers Lane, Walton on the Hill, Surrey, KT20 7QF

Planning appeal 3352163 at Land Opposite Gable Cottage, Chequers Lane, Walton on the Hill, Surrey, KT20 7QF (Reigate and Banstead Borough Council) was dismissed on 27 May 2026 by Inspector Johnson W, following an inquiry. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the appeal site and surrounding area.

the change of use from equestrian land to a caravan site, to provide 3 residential pitches to be occupied by Gypsy/Travellers

Authority
Reigate and Banstead Borough Council
Appeal type
major · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Inquiry
Development
caravan-gypsy · Major traveller and caravan pitches
Inspector
Johnson W
Postcode
KT20 7QF

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the appeal site and surrounding area
  • the effect of the proposal on protected trees
  • whether the proposal forms inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the Framework and other relevant development plan policies

What decided it

The harm to the character and appearance of the AGLV (heightened by the ongoing Surrey Hills National Landscape boundary review) together with the harm to protected tree T36 was found to significantly and demonstrably outweigh the benefits of the proposal.

The harm to character/appearance of the AGLV and to protected tree T36 significantly and demonstrably outweighed the benefits of meeting unmet Gypsy/Traveller need and the personal circumstances of the occupiers, both for a permanent and a temporary permission.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy CS2Policy CS3Policy CS16Policy NHE1Policy NHE3Policy NHE5Policy DES1Policy GTT1
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 11Paragraph 153Paragraph 154Paragraph 155Paragraph 156Paragraph 157
Judgments
Lisa Smith judgment in 2022

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