Planning appeal decision
The Blanches Woodland Lane, Newchapel, Lingfield, RH7 6NW
Planning appeal 3354631 at The Blanches Woodland Lane, Newchapel, Lingfield, RH7 6NW (Tandridge District Council) was dismissed on 16 April 2025 by Inspector Evans L, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the development would be inappropriate development within the Green Belt and its effect on openness.
first floor extension
- Authority
- Tandridge District Council
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Evans L
- Postcode
- RH7 6NW
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the development would be inappropriate development within the Green Belt and its effect on openness
- The effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the local area
- If the development would be inappropriate, whether the harm, by reason of inappropriateness, and any other harm, would be clearly outweighed by other considerations and whether very special circumstances exist
What decided it
The proposed extensions would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt causing substantial harm to openness and character, with no very special circumstances to justify the proposal.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy DP10Policy DP13Policy CSP18Policy CSP21Policy DP7
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 154
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.
See how each was appliedThe decision letter
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