Planning appeal decision
Mulberry House, Tilford Road, Tilford, GU10 2ED
Planning appeal 3286593 at Mulberry House, Tilford Road, Tilford, GU10 2ED (Waverley Borough Council) was dismissed on 27 July 2022 by Inspector Redford R, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the building is inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework and relevant development plan policies.
the retrospective planning application for retention of a home office to be used incidental to dwelling (temporary permission)
- Authority
- Waverley Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor offices/R&D/light industry
- Inspector
- Redford R
- Postcode
- GU10 2DE
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the building is inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework and relevant development plan policies
- The effect it has upon the openness of the Green Belt
- If the development is inappropriate 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 circumstance necessary to justify the development
What decided it
The building constitutes inappropriate development in the Green Belt that harms openness, and the other considerations do not amount to very special circumstances necessary to justify the development.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy RE2
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 147Paragraph 149
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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