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Allowed22 October 20253369022

31 Blackhills, Esher, Surrey, KT10 9JP

Planning appeal 3369022 at 31 Blackhills, Esher, Surrey, KT10 9JP (Elmbridge Borough Council) was allowed on 22 October 2025 by Inspector Knight A, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposal would constitute 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
Elmbridge Borough Council
Appeal type
householder · Householder (HAS)
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Householder developments
Inspector
Knight A
Postcode
KT10 9JP

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the proposal would constitute inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework and any relevant development plan policies
  • The effect on the openness of the Green Belt
  • 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 existence of a realistic fallback position (the lawful scheme) that would result in greater harm to Green Belt openness than the appeal scheme provided the very special circumstances necessary to justify the inappropriate development.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy DM18
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 154Paragraph 55

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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