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Notice upheld26 April 20223274914

Holmdale, Holmbury Hill Road, Holmbury St Mary, Dorking, RH5 6NR

Planning appeal 3274914 at Holmdale, Holmbury Hill Road, Holmbury St Mary, Dorking, RH5 6NR (Guildford Borough Council) was dismissed on 26 April 2022 by Inspector S.Prail, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the development amounts to inappropriate development in the Green Belt.

without planning permission (i) the construction of a building on the Land in the approximate position marked with an ‘X’ on the plan attached to the Notice (‘Building X’); (ii) the use of the building and the land hatched in black for mixed use as a chicken hut, art studio and for domestic storage; (iii) installation of a hard surface on the Land hatched in black on the plan attached to the Notice

Authority
Guildford Borough Council
Appeal type
enforcement · Enforcement Notice
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
other · Change of use
Inspector
S.Prail
Postcode
RH5 6AR

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the development amounts to inappropriate development in the Green Belt
  • Its effect on the openness of the Green Belt
  • The effect of the development on the setting of Holmdale, a Grade 1 Listed Building
  • If the scheme is inappropriate development whether the harm caused by reason of inappropriateness, and any other harm, is clearly outweighed by other circumstances so as to amount to the very special circumstances necessary to justify it

What decided it

The development does not satisfy the Green Belt exception for replacement buildings as it is not in the same use as the building it replaces, constituting inappropriate development which cannot be justified by the absence of other harms.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy P2Policy P1Policy D3
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 149

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