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Allowed11 April 20253354498

Land South of Kenley Aerodrome, Victor Beamish Avenue, Caterham, Surrey, CR3 5FX

Planning appeal 3354498 at Land South of Kenley Aerodrome, Victor Beamish Avenue, Caterham, Surrey, CR3 5FX (Tandridge District Council) was allowed on 11 April 2025 by Inspector Davies B, following an inquiry. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the appeal site is grey belt land, having regard to the consideration of the effect on heritage assets.

80no. residential dwellings including 50% affordable housing, associated landscaping, amenity space and car parking (outline application all matters reserved aside from access)

Authority
Tandridge District Council
Appeal type
major · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Inquiry
Development
residential · Major dwellings
Inspector
Davies B
Postcode
CR3 5FX

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • whether the appeal site is grey belt land, having regard to the consideration of the effect on heritage assets
  • whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the sustainability of the location and the Golden Rules
  • the effect on provision of local sports facilities

What decided it

The site's classification as grey belt land meeting all Green Belt tests, combined with the severe shortfall in housing land supply (1.92 years) and compliance with the Golden Rules, meant the substantial benefits of the scheme were found to significantly outweigh the minor heritage harm.

The very substantial benefits of housing and affordable housing delivery, brownfield reuse, heritage enhancement, highway and recreational improvements, and economic benefits significantly outweighed the small adverse weight attributed to loss of the non-designated former workshop, and the proposal was found to accord with the development plan as a whole.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy DP20Policy DP10Policy DP18Policy DP19Policy DP7Policy DP1Policy CSP1Policy CSP2Policy CSP3Policy CSP4Policy CSP7Policy CSP13Policy CSP17Policy CSP 21
National Planning Policy Framework
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