®Planning appeal decision
Appin Lodge, Long Hill, The Sands, FARNHAM, GU10 1NQ
erection of a detached outbuilding following demolition of the existing building
- Authority
- Guildford Borough Council
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- other · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Edwards S
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the appeal scheme constitutes inappropriate development in the Green Belt, having regard to the Framework
- The effect on the openness of the Green Belt
- If found to 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 the development
What decided it
The replacement outbuilding is materially larger than the original structure and therefore constitutes inappropriate development in the Green Belt that cannot be justified by very special circumstances.
Substantial weight ascribed to the inappropriate nature of the development and harm to openness; very limited weight to the fallback position; overall the harm to the Green Belt is not clearly outweighed by other considerations.
Framework references: 148, 149
Plan policies cited: Policy P2 of the Guildford Borough Local Plan: Strategy and Sites
Judgments cited: Turner v SSCLG & East Dorset Council [2016] EWCA Civ 466
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.