Land adjacent to Heathview, Eastbourne Road, Blindley Heath, RH7 6LG

use as a traveller/gypsy caravan site for 3 mobile homes and play area (Part Retrospective)

Authority: Tandridge District Council
Appeal type: Planning
Procedure: Hearing
Development: caravan-gypsy
Postcode: RH7 6LG

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether the proposal represents an inappropriate form of development in the Green Belt and, if it does, whether the harm by reason of inappropriateness, and any other harm, is clearly outweighed by other considerations thereby justifying the development on the basis of 'very special circumstances'
Whether the development is acceptable in terms of flood risk

What decided it

The finding that the appeal site constituted previously developed land, so the caravan site fell within the Green Belt exception in paragraph 154(g) of the Framework and caused no more than negligible (well below substantial) harm to openness, meaning it was not inappropriate development.

Framework references: 153, 154, 170, 175, 181, 57

Plan policies cited: Policy DP10, Policy DP21, Policy CSP9, Policy DP19, Policy CSP17

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Heritage. Listed buildings by grade and distance, conservation areas, scheduled monuments, registered parks and gardens, heritage at risk.
Landscape and environment. Green belt, national parks and national landscapes, SSSIs, ancient woodland, SPA, SAC and Ramsar sites, nutrient catchments.
Flooding. Flood zones 2 and 3, surface water, and both again with climate change.
Transport. The 800 metre station catchment and service frequency, bus stops with their weekday frequency, the cycle network, and the Framework’s transport tests measured for the site.

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