Unsted Park Lodge, Munstead Heath Road, Godalming, Surrey, GU8 4AR

Planning appeal 3297905 at Unsted Park Lodge, Munstead Heath Road, Godalming, Surrey, GU8 4AR (Waverley Borough Council) was dismissed on 15 February 2023 by Inspector Redford R, 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.

the erection of a natural wood treehouse on our property

Authority: Waverley Borough Council
Appeal type: householder · Householder (HAS)
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: leisure-sport · Householder developments
Inspector: Redford R
Postcode: GU8 4AR

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 it has upon 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 necessary to justify the development

What decided it

The treehouse does not fall within any exception to the prohibition on new buildings in the Green Belt under NPPF paragraph 149 and causes demonstrable harm to openness, with no other considerations of sufficient weight to constitute very special circumstances.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy RE2
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 149Paragraph 147

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