®Planning appeal decision
Priory Lodge, River Lane, Leatherhead, KT22 0AU
Planning appeal 6013764 at Priory Lodge, River Lane, Leatherhead, KT22 0AU (Mole Valley District Council) was dismissed on 20 October 2026, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the proposal constitutes inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the Framework and any relevant development plan policies.
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- Authority
- Mole Valley District Council
- Appeal type
- Planning
- Procedure
- Written
- Development
- other
- Postcode
- KT22 0AU
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the proposal constitutes 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
- the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the 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 development is inappropriate development in the Green Belt to which substantial weight must be given, and the other considerations, including personal requirements of occupiers, do not clearly outweigh this harm to amount to very special circumstances.
The harm from inappropriateness in the Green Belt and harm to character and appearance, to which substantial weight is given, is not clearly outweighed by the other considerations including security and personal circumstances of occupiers, and therefore very special circumstances do not exist.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy ENV1 of the Mole Valley Local Plan (2024)Policy EN4 of the Mole Valley Local Plan (2024)
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.