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Allowed3 June 20266005174

267 Hillbury Road, Warlingham, CR6 9TL

Planning appeal 6005174 at 267 Hillbury Road, Warlingham, CR6 9TL (Tandridge District Council) was allowed on 3 June 2026 by Inspector S Simms, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the proposal is inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework and any relevant development plan policies and the effect of the proposal on the openness of the Green Belt.

demolition of the existing dwelling on site and development of nine apartments with associated access, parking and landscaping

Authority
Tandridge District Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning
Procedure
Written
Development
residential
Inspector
S Simms
Postcode
CR6 9TL

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • whether the proposal is inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework and any relevant development plan policies and the effect of the proposal on the openness of the Green Belt
  • the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area

What decided it

The site qualifies as grey belt land meeting the criteria at NPPF paragraph 155, and the shortage of housing land in the district engages the presumption in favour of sustainable development, with the benefits of eight additional dwellings in a sustainable location outweighing the conflict with outdated local plan policies.

The benefits of eight additional dwellings in a sustainable location and support to the local economy during construction outweigh the modest weight given to conflict with outdated local plan policies DP10 and DP13, with no adverse impacts significantly and demonstrably outweighing these benefits.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Tandridge District Core Strategy Policy CSP18Tandridge Local Plan Part 2 Policy DP10Tandridge Local Plan Part 2 Policy DP13Tandridge Local Plan Part 2 Policy DP7
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 11Paragraph 135Paragraph 143Paragraph 154Paragraph 155Paragraph 232

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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