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

Planning appeal 6002345 at Land Adjacent to Heathview, Eastbourne Road, Blindley Heath, RH7 6LG (Tandridge District Council) was allowed on 13 July 2026 by Inspector Paul Griffiths, following a hearing. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: 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'.

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
Inspector: Paul Griffiths
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.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy DP10Policy DP21Policy CSP9Policy DP19Policy CSP17
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 153Paragraph 154Paragraph 170Paragraph 175Paragraph 181Paragraph 57

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