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Dismissed29 August 20233306712

Land Adjacent To 6, Old Parvis Road, Byfleet West Byfleet , Surrey, KT14 6LE

Planning appeal 3306712 at Land Adjacent To 6, Old Parvis Road, Byfleet West Byfleet , Surrey, KT14 6LE (Woking Borough Council) was dismissed on 29 August 2023 by Inspector O'Doherty A, 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.

described on the application form as, “Change of use from former utilities building to café (Class E)

Authority
Woking Borough Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
leisure-sport · Change of use
Inspector
O'Doherty A
Postcode
KT14 6LE

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
  • whether the site is suitable for the proposed development, having particular regard to the need to promote sustainable transport
  • the effect of the proposal on highway safety in terms of off-road car parking provision
  • 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 proposal

What decided it

The combination of inappropriate Green Belt development and unacceptable highway safety impacts from inadequate parking provision, which together are not clearly outweighed by the moderate benefits of the proposal.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy CS2Policy CS6Policy CS18Policy CS20Policy DM13Policy DM16Policy DM20
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 11Paragraph 89Paragraph 111Paragraph 148Paragraph 149Paragraph 150

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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