Planning appeal decision
The Gatehouse, Warbury Lane, Woking, Surrey, GU21 2TX
Planning appeal 3277086 at The Gatehouse, Warbury Lane, Woking, Surrey, GU21 2TX (Woking Borough Council) was dismissed on 10 February 2022 by Inspector O'Connor H, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether condition 12 is reasonable or necessary having regard to the impact of the proposal on the Green Belt.
Replacement residential dwelling and demolition of existing residential dwelling after replacement dwelling is constructed
- Authority
- Woking Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- O'Connor H
- Postcode
- GU21 2TX
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether condition 12 is reasonable or necessary having regard to the impact of the proposal on the Green Belt
- Whether condition 12 is reasonable or necessary having regard to the character and appearance of the area
What decided it
The necessity to restrict permitted development rights to prevent cumulative harm to Green Belt openness through extensions, outbuildings and hard surfacing that could exceed the indicative 20-40% size threshold and be dispersed across the site contrary to policy DM13 and paragraph 149(d) of the NPPF.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy CS6Policy CS21Policy DM13
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 137Paragraph 149Paragraph 54
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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