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Dismissed8 October 20253359096

Land at Hunters Lodge, Horsley Road, Downside, Surrey, KT11 3NY

Planning appeal 3359096 at Land at Hunters Lodge, Horsley Road, Downside, Surrey, KT11 3NY (Elmbridge Borough Council) was dismissed on 8 October 2025 by Inspector Dring G, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether or not the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework and any relevant development plan policies.

outline planning application (some matters reserved) for the phased development of up to 4 serviced plots for self-build and custom housebuilding

Authority
Elmbridge Borough Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector
Dring G
Postcode
KT11 3NY

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • whether or not the proposal 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 proposal on the openness and the purposes of the Green Belt
  • the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area
  • if the proposal is inappropriate development, whether the 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 cumulative weight of the substantial harm to the Green Belt by reason of inappropriateness and the significant harm to character and appearance was not outweighed by the benefits of housing delivery and self-build provision.

The benefits of four dwellings (significant weight), self-build and custom housebuilding provision (substantial weight), economic benefits from SBCB development (considerable weight), and biodiversity net gain (considerable weight) did not outweigh the substantial harm to the Green Belt and significant harm to character and appearance.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy DM17Policy CS10Policy CS17Policy DM2Policy CS21Policy CS15Policy DM21
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 11Paragraph 65Paragraph 73Paragraph 110Paragraph 115Paragraph 142Paragraph 143Paragraph 153Paragraph 154Paragraph 155

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.

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