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Allowed16 December 20253372913

Fourays, Horsham Road, Capel, Dorking, RH5 5LF

Planning appeal 3372913 at Fourays, Horsham Road, Capel, Dorking, RH5 5LF (Mole Valley District Council) was allowed on 16 December 2025 by Inspector Gardner L, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt, having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework and relevant development plan policies, including the effect upon the openness of the Green Belt.

demolition of the existing attached garage, metal store and log store and erection of a detached 1 No. dwelling

Authority
Mole Valley District Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Other minor developments
Inspector
Gardner L
Postcode
RH5 5LF

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt, having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework and relevant development plan policies, including the effect upon the openness of the Green Belt
  • the effect of the proposal on the safety of the highway network
  • the effect of the proposal on protected species

What decided it

The proposal constitutes redevelopment of previously developed land within the Green Belt that would not cause substantial harm to openness, falling within the NPPF paragraph 154(g) exception to inappropriate development.

The conflict with Policy EN1 of the Mole Valley Local Plan was outweighed by material considerations, including the consistency of the proposal with NPPF paragraph 154(g) and the small contribution to housing supply.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy EN1Policy INF1Policy EN9Policy EN4Policy EN13
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 142Paragraph 153Paragraph 154Paragraph 155

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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