®Planning appeal decision
Beech Rise, Lock Lane, Pyrford, Surrey, GU22 8UX
the replacement of a stable barn with a 1 bed self-build barn
- Authority
- Woking Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Redford R
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
- the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area
- the effect of the proposal on biodiversity including protected habitats and species
- 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 failure to secure appropriate mitigation for the impact on the Thames Basin Heaths Special Protection Area, combined with the greater impact on Green Belt openness from the enclosure of part of the field and the harm to character and appearance, means the very special circumstances necessary to justify inappropriate development do not exist.
Framework references: 147, 149
Plan policies cited: Policy CS6, Policy CS7, Policy CS8, Policy CS21, Policy DM13, Policy NRM6
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.