®Planning appeal decision
Land at Vineries Nurseries Site, Spout Lane , Stanwell Moor, TW19 6BN
the retention of existing hardstanding (retrospective)
- Authority
- Spelthorne Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- employment-industrial · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Glassar S
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposed development would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the Framework and any relevant development plan policies
- The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area
- Whether any harm by reason of inappropriateness, and any other harm, would be clearly outweighed by other considerations, so as to amount to the very special circumstances required to justify the proposal
What decided it
The material harm to Green Belt openness caused by the hardstanding, which cannot be clearly outweighed by the limited operational and environmental benefits cited, means very special circumstances do not exist to justify the inappropriate development.
Framework references: 138, 150
Plan policies cited: Policy GB1 of the Spelthorne Borough Local Plan 2001, Policy EN1 of the Spelthorne Core Strategy and Policies Development Plan Document 2009
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.