®Planning appeal decision
Stokesheath Barn , Stokesheath Road , Oxshott , Surrey, KT22 0PN
- Authority
- Elmbridge Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- other · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- McCreery D
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposal is inappropriate development in the Green Belt
- Whether harm by reason of inappropriateness would be clearly outweighed by other considerations so as to amount to very special circumstances
What decided it
The greater impact on the openness of the Green Belt from the increased height and consolidated massing of the proposal, which is not clearly outweighed by other considerations, means very special circumstances do not exist.
The substantial harm to the Green Belt by reason of inappropriateness was not clearly outweighed by the limited weight attributed to cost, practicality and listed building resolution benefits, resulting in dismissal.
Framework references: 148, 149, 150
Plan policies cited: Policy DM2, Policy DM7, Policy DM18, Policy DM18b
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