®Planning appeal decision
Land South of Kenley Aerodrome, Victor Beamish Avenue, Caterham, Surrey, CR3 5FX
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
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.
Framework references: 8, 57, 66, 98, 104, 110, 115, 116, 125, 143, 155, 156, 158, 159, 216
Plan policies cited: Policy DP20, Policy DP10, Policy DP18, Policy DP19, Policy DP7, Policy DP1, Policy CSP1, Policy CSP2, Policy CSP3, Policy CSP4, Policy CSP7, Policy CSP13, Policy CSP17, Policy CSP 21
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.