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Dismissed14 July 20253353738

Pilgrims Corner, Gravelly Hill, Caterham, Surrey, CR36ES

Planning appeal 3353738 at Pilgrims Corner, Gravelly Hill, Caterham, Surrey, CR36ES (Tandridge District Council) was dismissed on 14 July 2025 by Inspector Goldberg V, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the development would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to any relevant development plan policies and the Framework.

the resubmission of previously refused application for a 4 bedroom detached residential property within 12 months of the original refusal

Authority
Tandridge District Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector
Goldberg V
Postcode
CR3 6ES

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • whether the development would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to any relevant development plan policies and the Framework
  • the effect of the proposal on the Surrey Hills National Landscape
  • 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 constitutes inappropriate development in the Green Belt causing significant harm to openness and the Surrey Hills National Landscape, and the limited benefits do not clearly outweigh this harm to amount to very special circumstances, and the Green Belt protection in paragraph 11(d)(i) of the Framework displaces the presumption in favour of sustainable development.

The substantial harm to the Green Belt and great weight harm to the Surrey Hills National Landscape were not clearly outweighed by the limited benefits of an additional dwelling and renewable energy, and the presumption in favour of sustainable development was displaced by the Green Belt and National Landscape protections in paragraph 11(d)(i) of the Framework.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy DP10Policy DP13Policy CSP20
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 153Paragraph 154Paragraph 11

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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