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Dismissed1 July 20266003158

Land to the North of Barryleigh, Wheelers Lane, Brockham, RH3 7HJ

Planning appeal 6003158 at Land to the North of Barryleigh, Wheelers Lane, Brockham, RH3 7HJ (Mole Valley District Council) was dismissed on 1 July 2026 by Inspector CM Blair, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposed development would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework and relevant development plan policies.

change of use from agricultural land to allow the installation of two shepherds huts for ecotourism use within an ecologically enhanced landscape

Authority
Mole Valley District Council
Appeal type
Planning
Procedure
Written
Development
leisure-sport
Inspector
CM Blair
Postcode
RH3 7HJ

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the proposed development would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework and relevant development plan policies
  • The effect of the proposed development on the openness of the Green Belt
  • The effect of the proposed development on protected species
  • Whether or not the proposed development is accessible to all users
  • If the proposed development is inappropriate, whether any harm by reason of inappropriateness, and any other harm, would be clearly outweighed by other considerations so as to amount to the very special circumstances required to justify the proposal

What decided it

The proposed shepherds' huts would constitute inappropriate development in the Green Belt that fails to meet any exception under NPPF paragraphs 154(b) or 155, and the other considerations do not clearly outweigh the harm to the Green Belt by reason of inappropriateness, loss of openness and encroachment into the countryside.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy EN1Policy EC6Policy EN9Policy EC5
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 154Paragraph 155Paragraph 193

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