Land Adjacent to Oakhurst, Church Lane, Chaldon , CR3 5AL

Planning appeal 3352717 at Land Adjacent to Oakhurst, Church Lane, Chaldon , CR3 5AL (Tandridge District Council) was allowed on 5 March 2025 by Inspector Miles H, 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 National Planning Policy Framework 2024 and any relevant development plan policies.

conversion of existing outbuilding to a self-contained dwelling

Authority: Tandridge District Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector: Miles H
Postcode: CR3 5AL

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 proposed development on the character and appearance of the area

What decided it

The Council's inability to demonstrate a five-year supply of deliverable housing sites engaged the presumption in favour of sustainable development, and the significant benefits of housing delivery in a sustainable location outweighed the limited harm to character and appearance.

The significant benefits of providing a new dwelling in a sustainable location and supporting housing supply outweighed the limited harm to character and appearance and the failure to secure a well-designed place, applying the tilted balance under NPPF paragraph 11d).

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: DP10DP13CSP18DP7
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 11Paragraph 154

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