Planning appeal decision
The White Cottage , Hatton Hill, Surrey, Windlesham, GU20 6AD
Planning appeal 3307604 at The White Cottage , Hatton Hill, Surrey, Windlesham, GU20 6AD (Surrey Heath Borough Council) was dismissed on 5 July 2023 by Inspector Phillips B, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the condition is necessary to prevent harm being caused to the openness of the Green Belt.
the ‘erection of a two storey side extension with porch and a single storey rear extension, demolition of existing detached garage and store (resubmission of 20/0449/FFU)’ without complying with a condition attached to planning permission Ref 20/0979/FFU, dated 23 February 2021
- Authority
- Surrey Heath Borough Council
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Phillips B
- Postcode
- GU20 6AD
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the condition is necessary to prevent harm being caused to the openness of the Green Belt
What decided it
The condition is necessary and justified because the approved development only complied with Green Belt policy due to the loss of the existing outbuilding, and permitting replacement outbuildings would undermine this essential mitigation and harm openness.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy DM4
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 149
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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