®Planning appeal decision
Land To Rear of Whitethorne, Chapel Road, Limpsfield, Surrey, RH8 0SX
Erection of a self build detached dwelling with green house and detached garage; associated boundary works including widening of existing vehicular access
- Authority
- Tandridge District Council
- Appeal type
- major · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Major dwellings
- Inspector
- Glassar S
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether or not the proposed development would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt, having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework and any relevant development plan policies
- The effect of the proposed development on the openness of the Green Belt
- The location of the site
- Pedestrian and cycle safety
- If the proposed development is inappropriate development, whether the harm by reason of inappropriateness, and any other harm, is clearly outweighed by other considerations so as to amount to the very special circumstances required to justify the proposed development
What decided it
The proposal constitutes inappropriate development in the Green Belt that would cause substantial harm to its openness and openness, which cannot be clearly outweighed by the benefits of housing supply and self-build provision.
The substantial weight given to Green Belt harm and harm to openness was not clearly outweighed by the benefits of housing delivery, self-build provision, economic benefits, and biodiversity net gain, therefore very special circumstances were not demonstrated.
Framework references: 11, 116, 153, 154, 155, 156
Plan policies cited: Policy DP10, Policy DP13, Policy DP5
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.