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Dismissed28 May 20263358927

Land Adjacent to 2 Carewell Cottages , St Piers Lane, Lingfield, Surrey, RH7 6PN

Planning appeal 3358927 at Land Adjacent to 2 Carewell Cottages , St Piers Lane, Lingfield, Surrey, RH7 6PN (Tandridge District Council) was dismissed on 28 May 2026 by Inspector King T, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether, on the balance of probability, the land has been used for the purposes claimed and, if so, whether it was lawful within the meaning of section 191(2) of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990.

‘Erection of Forestry Building – mono-pitch roof

Authority
Tandridge District Council
Appeal type
ldc · Lawful Development Certificate
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
agricultural · Other minor developments
Inspector
King T
Postcode
RH7 6PN

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether, on the balance of probability, the land has been used for the purposes claimed and, if so, whether it was lawful within the meaning of section 191(2) of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990

What decided it

The appellant failed to demonstrate on the balance of probability that the use of the land constituted a primary forestry activity over the required ten-year period, as the evidence showed the timber was used mainly for domestic purposes with the domestic/commercial split undocumented and the functional link with Buck Hurst Wood only established after 2023.

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