Planning appeal decision
Rome Farm, 102 Godstone Road, Lingfield, Surrey, RH7 6BT
Planning appeal 3359210 at Rome Farm, 102 Godstone Road, Lingfield, Surrey, RH7 6BT (Tandridge District Council) was allowed on 11 June 2025 by Inspector Miles H, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework (2024) and any relevant development plan policies.
subdivision of existing residential curtilage and erection of 2 x 4 bedroom detached dwellings with associated landscaping, parking and vehicle access
- Authority
- Tandridge District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Miles H
- Postcode
- RH7 6BT
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework (2024) and any relevant development plan policies
What decided it
The site qualifies as grey belt land under paragraph 155 of the Framework, satisfying all three criteria for exemption from inappropriate development status: no fundamental undermining of Green Belt purposes, demonstrable housing need, and sustainable location.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy DP10Policy DP13
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 143Paragraph 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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