Planning appeal decision
Land off Oxted Road (A25), Oxted, Surrey, RH8 9NG
Planning appeal 3365229 at Land off Oxted Road (A25), Oxted, Surrey, RH8 9NG (Tandridge District Council) was allowed on 2 October 2025 by Inspector Sylvester G, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the development on groundwater and public health with particular regard to pollution from any contamination of the site.
a Crematorium with ceremony hall, memorial areas, garden of remembrance and associated parking and infrastructure
- Authority
- Tandridge District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- leisure-sport · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Sylvester G
- Postcode
- RH8 9NG
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the development on groundwater and public health with particular regard to pollution from any contamination of the site
What decided it
The expert assessment by the LPA's Contaminated Land Officer and Environment Agency, supported by the robust Ground Investigation Report findings, demonstrated no unacceptable contamination risks to groundwater or public health.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy DP22
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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The main issues, what decided it, the planning balance and the policies and judgments listed as cited are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro and are our summary, not the Inspector’s words; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.
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