Land off Northwest side of Rook Lane, Chaldon, CR3 5BN

residential development of six new dwellings

Authority: Tandridge District Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning
Procedure: Written
Development: residential
Postcode: CR3 5BN

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

whether the appeal site is grey belt land and whether the development would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework and any relevant development plan policies
whether the site is suitable for residential development having regard to its location, the proposed land use and the amount of development

What decided it

The site qualifies as grey belt and satisfies the four criteria in NPPF paragraph 155, meaning the development is not inappropriate in the Green Belt and can be approved without demonstrating very special circumstances.

Although the proposal conflicts with the development plan, material considerations (the up-to-date Framework assessment that the development is not inappropriate in the Green Belt and the unmet housing need) indicate that a decision should be taken other than in accordance with the development plan.

Framework references: 11, 110, 115, 117, 143, 154, 155

Plan policies cited: Policy CSP 1, Policy DP1, Policy DP5, Policy DP10, Policy DP13, Policy DP20, Policy CCW6

Read the decision letter on the Inspectorate’s site

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What an account adds

Draw a red line around your site and the appraisal follows.

Heritage. Listed buildings by grade and distance, conservation areas, scheduled monuments, registered parks and gardens, heritage at risk.
Landscape and environment. Green belt, national parks and national landscapes, SSSIs, ancient woodland, SPA, SAC and Ramsar sites, nutrient catchments.
Flooding. Flood zones 2 and 3, surface water, and both again with climate change.
Transport. The 800 metre station catchment and service frequency, bus stops with their weekday frequency, the cycle network, and the Framework’s transport tests measured for the site.

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