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Allowed4 June 20266003752

Traveller's Rest, Rockshaw Road, Caterham, RH1 3DE

Planning appeal 6003752 at Traveller's Rest, Rockshaw Road, Caterham, RH1 3DE (Tandridge District Council) was allowed on 4 June 2026 by Inspector N Bowden, following a hearing. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area, having regard to the location of the site within the Surrey Hills National Landscape (SHNL) and Area of Great Landscape Value (AGLV).

the change of use of land to a gypsy caravan site comprising of one touring caravan, a caravan and a day room

Authority
Tandridge District Council
Appeal type
Planning
Procedure
Hearing
Development
caravan-gypsy
Inspector
N Bowden
Postcode
RH1 3DE

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area, having regard to the location of the site within the Surrey Hills National Landscape (SHNL) and Area of Great Landscape Value (AGLV)
  • Whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework and relevant development plan policies, including the effect on the openness and purposes of the Green Belt

What decided it

The proposal satisfied all the tests in paragraph 155 of the Framework (grey belt, demonstrable unmet need, and sustainable location) and caused no harm to the SHNL/AGLV, so it was not inappropriate development in the Green Belt and accorded with the development plan.

As no harm was found to the SHNL/AGLV or the Green Belt and the proposal was found to comply with the development plan, no countervailing harms arose to weigh against the identified benefits, including the unmet need for traveller pitches.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy CSP21Policy DP7Policy DP10Policy CSP9
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 189Paragraph 142Paragraph 154Paragraph 155Paragraph 143Paragraph 56Paragraph 57
Judgments
New Forest National Park Authority v SSHCLG [2025] EWHC 726 (Admin); Monkhill Ltd v SSHCLG [2019] EWHC 1993 (Admin); (Morris) v Wealden District Council [2014] EWHC 4081 (Admin)

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