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Dismissed21 September 20266006496

Little Brook Farm, 15e Reigate Road, Sidlow, RH2 8QH

Planning appeal 6006496 at Little Brook Farm, 15e Reigate Road, Sidlow, RH2 8QH (Reigate and Banstead Borough Council) was dismissed on 21 September 2026 by Inspector J Bowyer, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the proposal on ecology.

Construction of x2 agricultural buildings

Authority
Reigate and Banstead Borough Council
Appeal type
Planning
Procedure
Written
Development
agricultural
Inspector
J Bowyer
Postcode
RH2 8QH

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • the effect of the proposal on ecology
  • the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area
  • the effect of the proposal on highway safety
  • whether or not the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt
  • whether or not the proposal would make adequate provision for biodiversity net gain

What decided it

The proposal would fail to comply with Framework Policy TR6 on highway safety and Policy N6 on irreplaceable habitats (ancient woodland), with insufficient evidence to rule out unacceptable harm to protected species and priority habitat, such that the limited benefits would be substantially outweighed by adverse effects under Policy S5.

The limited benefits of farm viability and domestic food production support were substantially outweighed by the cumulative adverse effects of unacceptable harm to highway safety, insufficient evidence of no harm to protected species and ancient woodland, and limited but localised harm to character and appearance.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy NHE3Policy NHE2Policy DES1Policy TAP1

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