®Planning appeal decision
Plots 1 and 3 in Land to West of Ifield Road, Charlwood, Horley, Surrey, RH6 0DR
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
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
Framework references: 110, 143, 154, 155, 156, 157
Plan policies cited: Policy EN1
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.