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Dismissed8 April 20223279036

Shere Cottage, Shere Road, West Horsley, Surrey, KT24 6EQ

Planning appeal 3279036 at Shere Cottage, Shere Road, West Horsley, Surrey, KT24 6EQ (Guildford Borough Council) was dismissed on 8 April 2022 by Inspector Courtney T, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposed development would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt for the purposes of the NPPF and development plan policy.

front and side extensions. Raising of the roof to provide first floor habitable accommodation including three dormer windows and two rooflights

Authority
Guildford Borough Council
Appeal type
householder · Householder (HAS)
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Householder developments
Inspector
Courtney T
Postcode
KT24 6EQ

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the proposed development would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt for the purposes of the NPPF and development plan policy
  • The effect of the proposal on the openness of the Green Belt
  • The effect of the proposal on the living conditions of the occupiers of the neighbouring properties, with particular regard to a loss of light and privacy
  • If the development would be inappropriate, whether the harm to the Green Belt by way of inappropriateness and any other harm, would be clearly outweighed by other considerations so as to amount to the very special circumstances necessary to justify it

What decided it

The disproportionate scale of the extensions (77% increase in floor area) combined with substantial harm to Green Belt openness and adverse impact on neighbouring living conditions through loss of light, with no very special circumstances to justify the development.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy P2saved policy G1(3)
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 149Paragraph 145

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