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Dismissed16 August 20233307473

Stanwell Farm, Bedfont Road, Stanwell, TW19 7LY

Planning appeal 3307473 at Stanwell Farm, Bedfont Road, Stanwell, TW19 7LY (Spelthorne Borough Council) was dismissed on 16 August 2023 by Inspector McCreery D, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the development is inappropriate development in the Green Belt, including any effect on openness.

for the existing use of the application site as a builder's yard with the erection of an ancillary small-scale shop

Authority
Spelthorne Borough Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
employment-industrial · Change of use
Inspector
McCreery D
Postcode
TW19 7LY

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the development is inappropriate development in the Green Belt, including any effect on openness
  • The effect on the character and appearance of the area
  • The effect on the living conditions of nearby residents, paying particular regard to noise and general disturbance (Appeal A)
  • Whether other considerations exist and, if they do, if they clearly outweigh any harm to the Green Belt, and any other harm, so as to amount to very special circumstances

What decided it

The harm caused by inappropriate development in the Green Belt, to which substantial weight must be attached, was not clearly outweighed by other considerations including economic benefits and previously developed land status, so very special circumstances did not exist.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
GB1EN1EN11
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 148Paragraph 149Paragraph 150

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