®Planning appeal decision
Orchard Cottage Farm, Red Lane, Limpsfield, Surrey, RH8 0RT
Planning appeal 3366613 at Orchard Cottage Farm, Red Lane, Limpsfield, Surrey, RH8 0RT (Tandridge District Council) was allowed on 4 September 2025 by Inspector Allen K, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the appeal site would be an appropriate location, with particular regard to transport options and the accessibility of services and facilities.
the demolition of all buildings and removal of all containers. Construction of four small dwellings in a u-shaped rural courtyard style with associated car parking and landscaping
- Authority
- Tandridge District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Allen K
- Postcode
- RH8 0RT
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the appeal site would be an appropriate location, with particular regard to transport options and the accessibility of services and facilities
- whether there are any other considerations that indicate a decision other than in accordance with the development plan
What decided it
The acute housing land supply shortfall (1.92 years) and the presumption in favour of sustainable development under paragraph 11(d) of the Framework outweighed the limited conflict with the spatial strategy arising from the site's distance from services and facilities.
The conflict with the spatial strategy was limited; the benefits of four additional homes in a relatively accessible location and on previously developed land were moderate; the adverse impact on the spatial strategy did not significantly and demonstrably outweigh the benefits, and the presumption in favour of sustainable development applied.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy CSP1 of the Tandridge District Core Strategy (October 2008)
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 154Paragraph 11Paragraph 73
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.
See how each was appliedThe decision letter
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