10 Middleton Road, Downside, COBHAM, KT11 3NR

part-1, part–2 storey side and rear extension

Authority: Elmbridge Borough Council
Appeal type: householder · Householder (HAS)
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Householder developments
Inspector: Clark J

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

whether the proposal constitutes inappropriate development in the Green Belt and its effect on openness
the effect of the proposed extension on the character and appearance of the area
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 proposal constitutes inappropriate development in the Green Belt with substantial harm to openness and character, and no very special circumstances exist to justify it.

The harm by reason of inappropriateness and harm to openness and character of the area were not clearly outweighed by other considerations.

Plan policies cited: Policy DM18, Core Strategy CS10, Policy CS17, Local Plan DM2

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