Land at Thornhill, Westerham Road, Limpsfield, Oxted, RH8 0ED

Planning appeal 6006369 at Land at Thornhill, Westerham Road, Limpsfield, Oxted, RH8 0ED (Tandridge District Council) was allowed on 29 October 2026, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the site is suitable for residential development relating to the location, land use and amount of development, with particular regard to whether the proposal would constitute inappropriate development in the Green Belt, with regard to any development plan policies and the Framework.

Authority: Tandridge District Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning
Procedure: Written
Development: residential
Postcode: RH8 0ED

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

whether the site is suitable for residential development relating to the location, land use and amount of development, with particular regard to whether the proposal would constitute inappropriate development in the Green Belt, with regard to any development plan policies and the Framework
if inappropriate development, whether the harm by reason of inappropriateness, and any other harm is outweighed by other considerations, so as to amount to the very special circumstances required to justify the proposal

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Development plan policies: Policy DP10Policy DP13Policy LMP1

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