The Plantation Springbottom Lane, Bletchingley, Redhill, RH1 4QZ

Planning appeal 3373848 at The Plantation Springbottom Lane, Bletchingley, Redhill, RH1 4QZ (Tandridge District Council) was dismissed on 12 December 2025 by Inspector Gardner L, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the site would be a suitable location for housing, having regard to access to services and facilities.

demolition of existing stables and the erection of 1no.1bedroom dwelling

Authority: Tandridge District Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector: Gardner L
Postcode: RH1 4QZ

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether the site would be a suitable location for housing, having regard to access to services and facilities

What decided it

The adverse effects of the proposal in relation to its unsustainable location, where future occupiers would be heavily reliant on private vehicles, significantly and demonstrably outweigh the benefits of the proposal when assessed against the Framework taken as a whole.

The significant harm arising from conflict with the development plan due to the unsustainable location significantly and demonstrably outweighed the marginal contribution to housing land supply and moderate social, environmental and economic benefits, such that the presumption in favour of sustainable development did not apply.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy DP1 of the Tandridge Local Plan Part 2 (2014)Policy CSP1 of the Tandridge District Core Strategy (2008)
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 11Paragraph 110Paragraph 154

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