Planning appeal decision
Highgrove House , Bagshot Road, Chobham, Woking, GU24 8DE
Planning appeal 3281744 at Highgrove House , Bagshot Road, Chobham, Woking, GU24 8DE (Surrey Heath Borough Council) was dismissed on 13 April 2022 by Inspector Szymanski D, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the proposed development would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt.
Detached Outbuilding
- Authority
- Surrey Heath Borough Council
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Szymanski D
- Postcode
- GU24 8DE
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the proposed development would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt
- the effect of the proposed development on the openness of the Green Belt
- if the proposed development is inappropriate development, whether the harm by reason of inappropriateness, and any other harm, is clearly outweighed by other considerations, and if so, would this amount to the very special circumstances required to justify the proposal
What decided it
The proposed outbuilding would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt causing harm to openness, and the appellant failed to demonstrate very special circumstances to justify the proposal.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- DM9DM11
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 137Paragraph 147Paragraph 149Paragraph 150Paragraph 126Paragraph 130
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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