®Planning appeal decision
108, Horley Road, Redhill, RH1 5AA
installation of six electric vehicle charging units, with associated infrastructure and associated works, including one fully accessible EV charging bay
- Authority
- Reigate and Banstead Borough Council
- Appeal type
- Planning
- Procedure
- Written
- Development
- utilities-energy
- Postcode
- RH1 5AA
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the appeal site is grey belt land and whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt
- The effect of the proposal on the openness and purposes of the Green Belt
- The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area and the setting of the locally listed building which is a non-designated heritage asset
- 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 proposal would cause unacceptable harm to the character and appearance of the area and the setting of the locally listed building by introducing visually intrusive infrastructure into an undeveloped green space, conflicting with the development plan, and the benefits of the scheme were insufficient to outweigh this harm.
Framework references: 110, 115, 143, 155, 216
Plan policies cited: Policy DES1, Policy NHE9
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.