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Dismissed24 September 20213267542

High Barn Bungalow, High Barn Road, Effingham, KT24 5PS

Planning appeal 3267542 at High Barn Bungalow, High Barn Road, Effingham, KT24 5PS (Guildford Borough Council) was dismissed on 24 September 2021 by Inspector O'Doherty A, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt.

erection of stable block with integral haybarn and tractor store following demolition of existing stable block, haybarn and storage to the rear and its associated hard surfaces

Authority
Guildford Borough Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
agricultural · Other minor developments
Inspector
O'Doherty A
Postcode
KT24 5PS

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt
  • The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area, including the settings of the Surrey Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and the Area of Great Landscape Value
  • If the proposal would be inappropriate development, 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 it

What decided it

The replacement building would be materially larger than the existing structure (approximately 50% floorspace uplift), constituting inappropriate development in the Green Belt that would reduce openness and harm character and appearance, with no other considerations clearly outweighing these harms.

The substantial weight given to harm to the Green Belt and the harm to character and appearance were not clearly outweighed by other considerations, resulting in the dismissal of the appeal.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy P2Policy ENP-G1Policy D1Policy ENP-G2
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 149Paragraph 138Paragraph 176Paragraph 130Paragraph 148

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