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Allowed4 April 20233296925

Oakfield Cottage, School Lane, Ockham, GU23 6PA

Planning appeal 3296925 at Oakfield Cottage, School Lane, Ockham, GU23 6PA (Guildford Borough Council) was allowed on 4 April 2023 by Inspector Simpson V, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether condition 5 is reasonable and necessary having regard to the effect of the development on the character and appearance of the Ockham Conservation area.

proposed single storey rear extension and single storey front porch following demolition of existing rear conservatory, rear extension and timber outbuilding without complying with a condition attached to planning permission Ref 18/P/01367, dated 22 August 2018

Authority
Guildford Borough Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector
Simpson V
Postcode
GU23 6PA

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether condition 5 is reasonable and necessary having regard to the effect of the development on the character and appearance of the Ockham Conservation area
  • Whether condition 5 is reasonable and necessary having regard to the effect of the development on the Green Belt
  • Whether condition 5 is reasonable and necessary having regard to the effect of the development on the living conditions of the occupiers of Cricketers Cottage

What decided it

The condition fails to meet the tests of necessity and reasonableness because the GPDO already contains appropriate restrictions for conservation areas and Green Belts, and the Council provided no evidence that unrestricted permitted development would cause unacceptable harm to character, appearance, Green Belt, or neighbouring amenities.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy G5Policy HE7Policy D1Policy D3Policy P2Policy G1
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 54Paragraph 56Paragraph 147

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