®Planning appeal decision
Land to the North Side of Thrashers , Old Lane, Cobham, KT11 1NA
Planning appeal 3256615 at Land to the North Side of Thrashers , Old Lane, Cobham, KT11 1NA (Guildford Borough Council) was allowed in part (a split decision) on 19 August 2021 by Inspector Freer P, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the breach of planning control alleged in the notice is inappropriate development in the Green Belt for the purposes of the National Planning Policy Framework and the development plan.
Erection of two detached buildings and installation of a hard surface
- Authority
- Guildford Borough Council
- Appeal type
- enforcement · Enforcement Notice
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- other · Major retail and services
- Inspector
- Freer P
- Postcode
- KT11 1NA
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the breach of planning control alleged in the notice is inappropriate development in the Green Belt for the purposes of the National Planning Policy Framework and the development plan
- The effect of the development on the character and appearance of the area
- If the breach of planning control alleged in the notice is inappropriate development in the Green Belt, whether the harm by reason of inappropriateness, and any other harm, is clearly outweighed by other considerations, so as to amount to the very special circumstances necessary to justify the development
What decided it
The substantial weight attached to harm to the Green Belt by reason of inappropriateness was not clearly outweighed by other considerations, such that very special circumstances necessary to justify the development do not exist.
The substantial harm to the Green Belt by reason of inappropriateness was not clearly outweighed by the limited weight given to the fallback position and sustainability arguments, such that very special circumstances do not exist.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy P2Policy D1
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 147Paragraph 148Paragraph 149Paragraph 150
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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