®Planning appeal decision
Round Tree Farm, The Street, West Horsley, Surrey, KT24 6HW
Planning appeal 3276061 at Round Tree Farm, The Street, West Horsley, Surrey, KT24 6HW (Guildford Borough Council) was dismissed on 7 February 2022 by Inspector Tucker A, 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 Framework and any relevant development plan policies.
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
- Postcode
- KT24 6HW
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.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy P2Policy D1Policy D2Policy D3Saved Policy G5Policy H1Policy HE4Policy WH3Policy WH8
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 149Paragraph 199Paragraph 202
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.
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