®Planning appeal decision
Land Adjacent to Bridgewater Farm, Chertsey Road , Chobham, GU24 8PL
Planning appeal 3264477 at Land Adjacent to Bridgewater Farm, Chertsey Road , Chobham, GU24 8PL (Surrey Heath Borough Council) was dismissed on 13 July 2021 by Inspector Wilson J, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework and the development plan.
the erection of a detached chalet bungalow with revised driveway and replacement front entrance gates, following the demolition of the existing buildings
- Authority
- Surrey Heath Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Wilson J
- Postcode
- GU24 8PL
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework and the development plan
- the effect on the openness of the Green Belt
- whether any 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 consolidated bulk, massing, width and increased height of the proposed dwelling would appear substantially greater than the existing buildings it would replace, causing inappropriate development and moderate harm to openness that was not clearly outweighed by other considerations.
Substantial weight given to harm to the Green Belt by reason of inappropriateness and moderate harm to openness; other considerations including design quality, sustainable construction, housing contribution and fallback position did not clearly outweigh this harm, so very special circumstances did not exist.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy DM9 of the Surrey Heath Core Strategy and Development Management Policies 2012Policy CB14B of the Surrey Heath Core Strategy and Development Management PoliciesPolicy NRMB of the South East Plan
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 145Paragraph 133
- Judgments
- Turner v SSCLG & East Dorset Council [2016] EWCA Civ 466
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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The main issues, what decided it, the planning balance and the policies and judgments listed as cited are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro and are our summary, not the Inspector’s words; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.