Hobbledown Childrens Farm, Horton Lane, Epsom, KT19 8PT

Planning appeal 3355981 at Hobbledown Childrens Farm, Horton Lane, Epsom, KT19 8PT (Epsom and Ewell Borough Council) was dismissed on 6 August 2025 by Inspector Glassar S, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the proposed development would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework and any relevant development plan policies.

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Authority: Epsom and Ewell Borough Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: leisure-sport · Other minor developments
Inspector: Glassar S
Postcode: KT19 8PT

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

whether the proposed development would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework and any relevant development plan policies
the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area
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 would cause a perceptible loss of both visual and spatial openness in the Green Belt, and the other considerations advanced (economic benefits, employment, education, tourism) do not clearly outweigh this harm to justify very special circumstances.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: CS1CS2CS3CS5DM3DM4DM5DM6DM9DM10
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 154Paragraph 155Paragraph 153Paragraph 13

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