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Dismissed24 May 20233300886

Beech Rise, Lock Lane, Pyrford, Surrey, GU22 8UX

Planning appeal 3300886 at Beech Rise, Lock Lane, Pyrford, Surrey, GU22 8UX (Woking Borough Council) was dismissed on 24 May 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 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
Postcode
GU22 8UX

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.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy CS6Policy CS7Policy CS8Policy CS21Policy DM13Policy NRM6
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 147Paragraph 149

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