®Planning appeal decision
Land West of 35 Mincing Lane, Chobham , GU24 8PA
- Authority
- Surrey Heath Borough Council
- Appeal type
- major · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Inquiry
- Development
- residential · Major dwellings
- Inspector
- Holden S
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to local and national policies for the provision of affordable housing
- the effect of the proposal on the openness of the Green Belt and the purposes of including land within it
- the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area
- whether the 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 very special circumstances required to outweigh the substantial harm from inappropriate development, loss of openness and encroachment in the Green Belt were not demonstrated.
the very significant benefits of the affordable and market housing, design quality and sustainability did not clearly outweigh the substantial harm from inappropriateness, loss of openness and encroachment into the countryside, so very special circumstances did not exist
Framework references: 11, 58, 78, 137, 138, 149
Plan policies cited: Policy DM5, Policy CP2, Policy DM9
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.