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Allowed27 August 20213270242

Cosgrove, Coopers Hill Lane, Englefield Green, Egham, TW20 0JY

Planning appeal 3270242 at Cosgrove, Coopers Hill Lane, Englefield Green, Egham, TW20 0JY (Runnymede Borough Council) was allowed on 27 August 2021 by Inspector Sedgwick P, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework and any relevant development plan policies, and the effect of the proposal on the openness of the Green Belt.

proposed detached cart shed garage/store to replace existing garage. Removal of Ash Tree & Holly

Authority
Runnymede Borough Council
Appeal type
householder · Householder (HAS)
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Householder developments
Inspector
Sedgwick P
Postcode
TW20 0JY

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework and any relevant development plan policies, and the effect of the proposal on the openness of the Green Belt
  • if there would be harm by reason of inappropriateness, and any other harm, whether the harm would be clearly outweighed by other considerations to amount to the very special circumstances necessary to justify the proposal

What decided it

The substantial benefit to the character and appearance of the Englefield Green Conservation Area from replacing a dilapidated garage with an enhanced structure outweighed the substantial harm from inappropriate Green Belt development.

The substantial harm from inappropriateness in the Green Belt was outweighed by the substantial benefit to the conservation area character and appearance, with minimal harm to openness, resulting in very special circumstances justifying the development.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy EE14Policy EE1Policy EE5
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 149Paragraph 137Paragraph 206

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