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Allowed11 September 20266012763

Fourays, Horsham Road, Capel, Dorking, RH5 5LF

Planning appeal 6012763 at Fourays, Horsham Road, Capel, Dorking, RH5 5LF (Mole Valley District Council) was allowed on 11 September 2026 by Inspector Stewart Glassar, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposed development would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework and any relevant development plan policies.

Erection of a garage and associated extension to the existing driveway

Authority
Mole Valley District Council
Appeal type
householder · Householder
Procedure
Written
Development
other
Inspector
Stewart Glassar
Postcode
RH5 5LF

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the proposed development would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework and any relevant development plan policies

What decided it

The proposal would not cause substantial harm to the openness of the Green Belt and therefore falls within the exception for redevelopment of previously developed land under policy GB7(1)(e) of the Framework.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy EN1 of the Mole Valley Local Plan 2024
National Planning Policy Framework
Policy GB7

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.

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