®Planning appeal decision
Notice varied and upheld25 January 20233292513
Land Lying to the South of Littleworth Road, Tongham, also known as Land at Appin Lodge, Long Hill, The Sands, Farnham, GU10 1NQ
- Authority
- Guildford Borough Council
- Appeal type
- enforcement · Enforcement Notice
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- other · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Jones R
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the building amounts to inappropriate development in the Green Belt, having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) and relevant development plan policy
- the effect on 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 circumstances required to justify the development
What decided it
The building is materially larger than the one it replaced and therefore constitutes inappropriate development in the Green Belt with no very special circumstances to justify it, as the fallback position lacks real prospect of implementation and other considerations do not clearly outweigh the substantial harm.
Framework references: 137, 149
Plan policies cited: Policy P2
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.