Round Tree Farm, The Street, West Horsley, Surrey, KT24 6HW

erection of a pair of two-bedroom and a pair of three- bedroom semi detached dwellings

Authority: Guildford Borough Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector: Tucker A

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the Framework and any relevant development plan policies
The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area
The effect of the proposal on the setting of the nearby listed building, known as Roundtree Farm House
Whether the proposal would comply with local sustainable design and construction policy

What decided it

The harmful effect on the character and appearance of the area and the less than substantial harm to the setting of the listed building, which the Inspector found could not be outweighed by the benefits of four new dwellings.

Framework references: 149, 199, 202

Plan policies cited: Policy P2, Policy D1, Policy D2, Policy D3, Saved Policy G5, Policy H1, Policy HE4, Policy WH3, Policy WH8

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