®Planning appeal decision
Allowed10 November 20253369622
Southgate House Pachesham Park, LEATHERHEAD, KT22 0DJ
a small freestanding treehouse/children's play structure
- Authority
- Mole Valley District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- leisure-sport · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Heppell J
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the development on the openness of the Green Belt
- whether the 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 specific health and wellbeing benefits to the appellant's child with ADHD from access to a calm, safe outdoor space in a natural environment, combined with the minimal impact on Green Belt openness and the Public Sector Equality Duty, clearly outweighed the harm by reason of inappropriateness.
Framework references: 142, 153, 154, 155
Plan policies cited: Policy EN1 of the Mole Valley Local Plan 2020-2039 Adopted October 2024
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.