®Planning appeal decision
Plots 1 and 3 in Land to West of Ifield Road, Charlwood, Horley, Surrey, RH6 0DR
Planning appeal 3360100 at Plots 1 and 3 in Land to West of Ifield Road, Charlwood, Horley, Surrey, RH6 0DR (Mole Valley District Council) was dismissed on 15 July 2025 by Inspector Price A, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the site is suitable for residential development, having regard to its location, land use and amount of development.
Permission in Principle for 3 residential dwellings with new access
- Authority
- Mole Valley District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Price A
- Postcode
- RH6 0DR
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the site is suitable for residential development, having regard to its location, land use and amount of development
- whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt, including its effects on the openness of the Green Belt
- whether any harm by reason of inappropriateness, and any other harm, is clearly outweighed by other considerations so as to amount to the very special circumstances necessary to justify the development
What decided it
The site's unsustainable location, requiring reliance on private vehicles to access services and facilities due to lack of satisfactory walking, cycling and public transport routes, meant the proposal failed the sustainable location requirement of NPPF paragraph 155(c) and constituted inappropriate Green Belt development that could not be justified by very special circumstances.
the limited benefits of housing contribution and economic benefits did not clearly outweigh the substantial harm to the Green Belt, so very special circumstances did not exist
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy EN1
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 110Paragraph 143Paragraph 154Paragraph 155Paragraph 156Paragraph 157
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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