Rosemary Cottage, Smallfield Road, Horne, Horley, RH6 9JP

Planning appeal 6007518 at Rosemary Cottage, Smallfield Road, Horne, Horley, RH6 9JP (Tandridge District Council) was dismissed on 13 October 2026, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the appeal site would be a suitable location for residential development when having regard to the accessibility of services and facilities.

erection of 1 self-build bungalow

Authority: Tandridge District Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning
Procedure: Written
Development: residential
Postcode: RH6 9JP

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether the appeal site would be a suitable location for residential development when having regard to the accessibility of services and facilities
Whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt

What decided it

The proposal would fail to comply with national decision-making policy TR3 as it would not be located in a safe and sustainable location in transport terms, and the limited benefits of the scheme would be substantially outweighed by this adverse effect.

Applying Policy S5, the benefits of approving the proposal—redevelopment of previously developed land, contribution to housing land supply shortfall, self-build status and construction-phase economic benefits—would be substantially outweighed by the adverse effects of locating the development in an unsustainable location lacking safe and suitable transport access.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy DP5Policy DP10Policy DP13

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