®Planning appeal decision
Viewlands Pinks Hill, Wood Street Village, Guildford, GU3 3BW
Planning appeal 3269461 at Viewlands Pinks Hill, Wood Street Village, Guildford, GU3 3BW (Guildford Borough Council) was dismissed 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 extensions and alterations
- Authority
- Guildford Borough Council
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- MacLeod R
- Postcode
- GU3 3BW
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 scale and character of the existing property
- 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 disproportionate increase in floor area (82–91% over the original building) constitutes inappropriate development in the Green Belt, and the fallback permitted development scheme, though comparable in impact, does not clearly outweigh the substantial weight attributed to Green Belt harm so as to establish very special circumstances.
The substantial weight given to harm to the Green Belt by reason of inappropriateness was not clearly outweighed by the material consideration of a realistic permitted development fallback scheme, which would have comparable impacts on openness and character but could be implemented in stages with further enlargements.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy P2 of the Guildford Borough Local Plan: Strategy and Sites (adopted 2019)Policy D1 of the LPSSSaved Policy G5 of the Guildford Borough Local Plan (2003)Saved Policy G1(3) of the Guildford Borough Local Plan (2003)
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 143Paragraph 144Paragraph 145
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.
See how each was appliedThe decision letter
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