®Planning appeal decision
2 Duxhurst Cottages Ironsbottom, Sidlow, REIGATE, Surrey, RH2 8QG
for a mobile home on land of the property
- Authority
- Reigate and Banstead Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- caravan-gypsy · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Glassar S
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the proposed development would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework and any relevant development plan policies
- the effect of the proposal on the openness of the Green Belt
- whether there is sufficient information to determine the effect of the proposed development on Great Crested Newts
- whether any harm by reason of inappropriateness, and any other harm, would be clearly outweighed by other considerations, so as to amount to the very special circumstances required to justify the proposal
What decided it
The substantial harm to the Green Belt from inappropriate development and loss of openness, combined with insufficient information on Great Crested Newts impacts and failure to demonstrate very special circumstances, outweighed the limited benefits of the proposal.
the substantial harm to the Green Belt from inappropriate development and loss of openness was not clearly outweighed by the limited housing contribution, personal circumstances, and sustainability measures presented
Framework references: 153, 154, 155, 187
Plan policies cited: Policy CS3 of the Reigate and Bansted Local Plan Core Strategy 2014, Policy CS2 of the Reigate and Bansted Local Plan Core Strategy 2014, Policy NHE5 of the Reigate & Banstead Local Plan Development Management Plan 2019, Policy NHE2 of the Reigate & Banstead Local Plan Development Management Plan 2019
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.