Stables opposite Manor House, Headley Common Road, Headley

6005150·Mole Valley·9 Sept 2026dismissed·MO/2024/1318

Tier label used

Tier 5 settlement

The tier sentence ¶14

“identifies Headley as a Tier 5 settlement”

Summary

Conversion of redundant stables to a one-bed dwelling in the Green Belt near Headley. The scheme passed GB7(1)(b) (re-use), so it was not inappropriate. The case then fell under the S5(5) "substantially outweighed" balance, where the NDSS shortfall triggered DP3(3)'s direction to refuse via S5(2). Car dependence and inadequate BNG evidence added to the harm. Dismissed.

The location finding

TR3: harm. Headley (Tier 5) 750 m away; remote, narrow, unlit rural lanes with inclines; stations several miles; occupants largely reliant on private vehicles (DL 15-18)

Why this is cited

Tier 5 = poor services, "unsuitable for development"; tier counted squarely against the location. In the register this counts as a case where the tier counted against the site.

Sources

Decision on the Planning Inspectorate appeals service · full decision note · letter pins-corpus/6005150.txt

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