®Planning appeal decision
Squirrels Nest Road, Windlesham, Surrey, GU20 6AD
Planning appeal 3289842 at Squirrels Nest Road, Windlesham, Surrey, GU20 6AD (Surrey Heath Borough Council) was dismissed on 18 November 2022 by Inspector Miles H, 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 National Planning Policy Framework and any relevant development plan policies.
Outline planning permission for a single detached dwellinghouse (Use Class C3a)
- Authority
- Surrey Heath Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Miles H
- Postcode
- GU20 6AD
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework and any relevant development plan policies
- The effect of the proposal on the openness of the Green Belt
- The effect of the proposed development on biodiversity
- The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area with particular regard to trees
- 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 harm to the Green Belt by reason of inappropriateness and effect on openness, combined with harm to character and appearance through loss of trees and unresolved biodiversity concerns, was not clearly outweighed by the benefits of a single self-build dwelling.
The substantial weight given to harm to the Green Belt was not clearly outweighed by the significant weight attached to self-build housing provision and other modest benefits, so very special circumstances did not exist.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy CP14A of the Surrey Heath Core Strategy and Development Management Policies 2011-2028Policy DM9 of the Surrey Heath Core Strategy and Development Management Policies 2011-2028
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 149Paragraph 148Paragraph 11
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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