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Dismissed10 March 20233294757

The Willows, Woodhill Lane, Shamley Green, CU5 0SR

Planning appeal 3294757 at The Willows, Woodhill Lane, Shamley Green, CU5 0SR (Waverley Borough Council) was dismissed on 10 March 2023 by Inspector Praine N, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the development on the openness of the Green Belt and whether it constitutes inappropriate development in the Green Belt, having regard to any relevant development plan policies and the National Planning Policy Framework.

the provision of vehicular access and erection of gate together with the change of use of land from agricultural to private outdoor recreational land

Authority
Waverley Borough Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
change of use · Change of use
Inspector
Praine N
Postcode
CU5 0SR

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • The effect of the development on the openness of the Green Belt and whether it constitutes inappropriate development in the Green Belt, having regard to any relevant development plan policies and the National Planning Policy Framework
  • The effect of the development on the character and appearance of the area having particular regard to the site's location within the countryside and as an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB) and an Area of Great Landscape Value (AGLV)
  • The effect of the development on biodiversity including protected species
  • The effect of the development on the safety of the highway
  • If the development is inappropriate development, whether the harm by reason of inappropriateness, and any other harm, is clearly outweighed by other considerations that amount to the very special circumstances required to justify the development

What decided it

The development constitutes inappropriate development in the Green Belt that harms openness and encroaches into countryside, and the resulting harms are not clearly outweighed by other considerations to justify very special circumstances.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy RE2Policy RE3Policy NE1Policy ST1
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 137Paragraph 138Paragraph 147Paragraph 149Paragraph 150Paragraph 176

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