®Planning appeal decision
High Barn Bungalow, High Barn Road, Effingham, KT24 5PS
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
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.
Framework references: 149, 138, 176, 130, 148
Plan policies cited: Policy P2, Policy ENP-G1, Policy D1, Policy ENP-G2
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.