®Planning appeal decision
2 Duxhurst Cottages Ironsbottom, Sidlow, Reigate, Surrey, RH2 8QG
Planning appeal 3366973 at 2 Duxhurst Cottages Ironsbottom, Sidlow, Reigate, Surrey, RH2 8QG (Reigate and Banstead Borough Council) was dismissed on 30 October 2025 by Inspector Glassar S, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: 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.
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- Authority
- Reigate and Banstead Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- caravan-gypsy · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Glassar S
- Postcode
- RH2 8QG
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
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy CS3 of the Reigate and Bansted Local Plan Core Strategy 2014Policy CS2 of the Reigate and Bansted Local Plan Core Strategy 2014Policy NHE5 of the Reigate & Banstead Local Plan Development Management Plan 2019Policy NHE2 of the Reigate & Banstead Local Plan Development Management Plan 2019
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 153Paragraph 154Paragraph 155Paragraph 187
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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