Land Adjacent to Farm View Cottage, Lingfield Road, East Grinstead, RH19 2JW

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

• whether the proposal would constitute inappropriate development in the Green Belt, having regard to the Framework and any relevant development plan policies
• the effect of the proposal on the openness of the Green Belt and its purposes
• whether the proposal would be in a suitable location, having regard to access to services, facilities and opportunities to promote sustainable transport
• the effect of the proposal on the integrity of the Ashdown Forest Special Protection Area
• 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 constitutes inappropriate development in the Green Belt causing significant harm to openness, and the benefits of housing delivery and self-build provision do not amount to the very special circumstances necessary to justify that harm.

the benefits of housing delivery and self-build provision (moderate and limited weight respectively) do not clearly outweigh the substantial harm to the Green Belt by reason of inappropriateness and significant harm to openness, and the failure to adequately mitigate effects on the Ashdown Forest SPA