®Planning appeal decision
Land Adjacent to Oaklands Drive, Copthorne Bank, Copthorne, RH10 3JD
Planning appeal 6011736 at Land Adjacent to Oaklands Drive, Copthorne Bank, Copthorne, RH10 3JD (Tandridge District Council) was dismissed on 22 September 2026 by Inspector H Miles, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the site would be a suitable location for the proposed development with particular regard to accessibility by sustainable transport modes.
Erection of seven dwellings with access, associated garaging and parking
- Authority
- Tandridge District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning
- Procedure
- Written
- Development
- residential
- Inspector
- H Miles
- Postcode
- RH10 3JD
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the site would be a suitable location for the proposed development with particular regard to accessibility by sustainable transport modes
- Whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework 2026 and any relevant development plan policies
- The effect of the proposal on the openness of the Green Belt
- 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 harm to the Green Belt (both from inappropriateness and loss of openness) and the unacceptable effects regarding sustainable transport accessibility are not clearly outweighed by the moderate housing benefits, so very special circumstances do not exist.
The moderate benefits of housing delivery do not clearly outweigh the substantial harm to the Green Belt and unacceptable effects regarding sustainable transport, so the balance does not justify the development
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy DP5Policy DP10Policy DP13
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Policy GB7Policy TR3Policy S5
How the Inspector dealt with each one is set out in the app, in order: the development plan, national policy, housing land supply, other considerations and the planning balance, beside the letter.
See how each was appliedThe decision letter
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The main issues, what decided it, the planning balance and the policies and judgments listed as cited are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro and are our summary, not the Inspector’s words; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.