®Planning appeal decision
Dorotay Farm Industries, Dorotay Farm, Grayswood, Haslemere, GU27 2DD
Planning appeal 3298766 at Dorotay Farm Industries, Dorotay Farm, Grayswood, Haslemere, GU27 2DD (Waverley Borough Council) was dismissed on 23 February 2023 by Inspector Rogers J, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the proposed development is inappropriate development in the Green Belt, having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework and any relevant development plan policy, including the effect on the openness of the Green Belt.
the demolition of existing redundant business and storage buildings and the creation of 1No new 5 bedroom dwelling
- Authority
- Waverley Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Rogers J
- Postcode
- GU27 2DD
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the proposed development is inappropriate development in the Green Belt, having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework and any relevant development plan policy, including the effect on the openness of the Green Belt
- the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area, with particular regard to the Surrey Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB) and the Area of Great Landscape Value (AGLV)
- 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 proposed development
What decided it
The proposed development would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt causing moderately harmful loss of openness, and the Green Belt and AONB policies provide clear reasons for refusal under paragraph 11 Footnote 7 of the Framework notwithstanding the lack of 5-year housing land supply.
The harm to the Green Belt (given substantial weight) and harm to the character and appearance of the AONB and AGLV were not clearly outweighed by the modest benefits of housing delivery, use of previously developed land, and the low-weight fallback position, so very special circumstances did not exist.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy RE2Policy RE3Policy CC2Surrey Hills AONB Management Plan 2020-2025 policies P1, P2 and P3
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11Paragraph 60Paragraph 137Paragraph 148Paragraph 149Paragraph 176
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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