®Planning appeal decision
Land at Lot A1, Westwood Lane, Wanborough, Guildford, GU3 2JR
Planning appeal 3261072 at Land at Lot A1, Westwood Lane, Wanborough, Guildford, GU3 2JR (Guildford Borough Council) was dismissed on 16 September 2021 by Inspector Steen A, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the development comprises inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework and any relevant development plan policies.
without planning permission: i) operational development comprising engineering and other operations consisting of the importation of hardcore and other materials on the Land, earthworks and the laying of hardcore and other materials on the Land. ii) operational development consisting of the erection of fencing iii) the material change of use of the Land from agriculture to the mixed use of the land for agriculture and for storage purposes including but not limited to the open storage of building and other materials, pipes, liquid containers, liquid tanks and shipping containers
- Authority
- Guildford Borough Council
- Appeal type
- enforcement · Enforcement Notice
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- other · Change of use
- Inspector
- Steen A
- Postcode
- GU3 2JR
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the development comprises inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework and any relevant development plan policies
- The effect of the development on the intrinsic character and beauty of the landscape within the Area of Great Landscape Value
- Whether there are other considerations weighing in favour of the development
- Whether the harm by reason of inappropriateness, and any other harm, is clearly outweighed by other considerations. If so, does this amount to the very special circumstances required to justify the proposal
What decided it
The substantial weight given to the harm to Green Belt openness and landscape character was not clearly outweighed by the limited weight of other considerations, and no very special circumstances were demonstrated.
The substantial weight to be given to Green Belt harm and landscape harm was not clearly outweighed by other considerations, therefore no very special circumstances existed to justify the inappropriate development.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy P2Policy P1Policies G1(12)Policies G5(7)Policies G5(9)
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 138
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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