Planning appeal decision
Paddock Rise Farm, Partridge Lane, Newdigate, Surrey , RH5 5BP
Planning appeal 3376810 at Paddock Rise Farm, Partridge Lane, Newdigate, Surrey , RH5 5BP (Mole Valley District Council) was dismissed on 6 May 2026 by Inspector Simms S, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the submitted details are acceptable to discharge condition 2 of planning permission reference MO/2023/1554.
the stationing of 2 No. mobile homes for occupation by agricultural workers for a temporary period of three years. Erection of an agricultural barn and track. Change of use of land from agricultural to mixed use agricultural and commercial equine
- Authority
- Mole Valley District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- agricultural · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Simms S
- Postcode
- RH5 5BP
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the submitted details are acceptable to discharge condition 2 of planning permission reference MO/2023/1554
What decided it
The submitted details lack sufficient specification, evidence and data (particularly regarding lighting lux plots, cesspit capacity, generator specifications and noise performance) to demonstrate that the development would not harm the character and appearance of the rural area, ecology, or the living conditions of nearby residents.
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