Woodhill Sawmill, Farley Heath Road, Albury, GU5 0SR

Planning appeal 3268599 at Woodhill Sawmill, Farley Heath Road, Albury, GU5 0SR (Guildford Borough Council) was allowed on 14 July 2021 by Inspector MacLeod R, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the proposal would constitute inappropriate development in the Green Belt.

erection of a forestry building

Authority: Guildford Borough Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: agricultural · Other minor developments
Inspector: MacLeod R
Postcode: GU5 0SR

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

whether the proposal would constitute inappropriate development in the Green Belt
the effect of the proposal on the landscape and scenic beauty of the Surrey Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB)
if it is 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 the development

What decided it

The building would be used for forestry purposes in association with the lawful forestry use of the site and therefore fell within the exception to inappropriate development in the Green Belt under paragraph 145(a) of the NPPF.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy P2 of the Guildford Borough Local Plan Strategy and Sites (2019)Policy P1 of the Guildford Borough Local Plan Strategy and Sites (2019)
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 145
Judgments: R (Lee Valley Regional Park Authority) v Epping Forest DC [2016] EWCA Civ 404; [2016] Env. L.R. 30

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