®Planning appeal decision
Brickmakers Arms, Tandridge Lane, Tandridge, Oxted, RH8 9NS
Planning appeal 6004522 at Brickmakers Arms, Tandridge Lane, Tandridge, Oxted, RH8 9NS (Tandridge District Council) was allowed on 8 June 2026 by Inspector L Francis, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the site is a suitable location for the appeal proposal having regard to the Council's strategy for the location of development and access to services and facilities.
the demolition of the existing public house (Sui Generis) and erection of two three-bedroom and two four- bedroom dwellings (Use Class C3) forming access off Tandridge Lane, with associated parking and hard and soft landscaping
- Authority
- Tandridge District Council
- Appeal type
- Planning
- Procedure
- Written
- Development
- residential
- Inspector
- L Francis
- Postcode
- RH8 9NS
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the site is a suitable location for the appeal proposal having regard to the Council's strategy for the location of development and access to services and facilities
- the effect of the appeal proposal on the character and appearance of the area
- the effect of the appeal proposal on highway safety with particular regard to access and quantum of parking
What decided it
The substantial shortfall in five-year housing land supply (1.92 years) triggered the presumption in favour of sustainable development under NPPF paragraph 11d)ii, and the benefits of delivering four family dwellings on previously developed land were not significantly and demonstrably outweighed by the identified harms.
The significant benefits of delivering four family dwellings, efficient use of previously developed land, and socio-economic benefits outweighed the moderate weight given to the loss of the non-designated heritage asset and the limited harm from conflict with the spatial strategy regarding access to services, with the presumption in favour of sustainable development applying.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy CSP1Policy DP5A.4Policy DP5A.1Policy DP5A.2Policy DP7Policy CSP18Policy CSP19
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11Paragraph 110Paragraph 154
How the Inspector dealt with each one is set out in the app, in order: the development plan, national policy, housing land supply, other considerations and the planning balance, beside the letter.
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