12 Thames Meadow, Shepperton, TW17 8LT

Planning appeal 3284482 at 12 Thames Meadow, Shepperton, TW17 8LT (Spelthorne Borough Council) was dismissed on 30 August 2022 by Inspector Ollerenshaw M, 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 development plan and the National Planning Policy Framework.

replacement dwelling following demolition of the existing house and annex

Authority: Spelthorne Borough Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector: Ollerenshaw M
Postcode: TW17 8LT

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the development plan and the National Planning Policy Framework
The effect of the proposal on the openness of the Green Belt
The effect of the proposal with respect to flood risk
If it is inappropriate development, whether the harm by reason of inappropriateness, and any other harm, is clearly outweighed by other considerations, so as to amount to the very special circumstances necessary to justify the development

What decided it

The proposal constitutes inappropriate development in the Green Belt that would harm openness and flood resilience, with no very special circumstances demonstrated to justify approval.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy GB1Policy EN2Policy EN1Policy LO1
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 147Paragraph 149

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