®Planning appeal decision
Giraffe House, Lian Yard, Redhill Road, Cobham, KT11 1EG
Planning appeal 3307959 at Giraffe House, Lian Yard, Redhill Road, Cobham, KT11 1EG (Elmbridge Borough Council) was dismissed on 7 July 2023 by Inspector Simpson V, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Appeal A: whether the proposals are inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework and any relevant development plan policies.
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- Authority
- Elmbridge Borough Council
- Appeal type
- major · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- employment-industrial · Major general industry/storage/warehousing
- Inspector
- Simpson V
- Postcode
- KT11 1EG
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Appeal A: whether the proposals are inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework and any relevant development plan policies
- Appeal A: the effect of the development on the openness of the Green Belt
- Appeal B: whether the proposals are inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework and any relevant development plan policies
- Appeals A and B: the effect of the development on the character and appearance of the area
- Appeals A and B: if the proposals are found to be inappropriate development, whether the 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 developments
What decided it
The substantial harm to Green Belt openness and conflict with Green Belt purposes could not be clearly outweighed by the limited economic, security, and other benefits advanced, and no very special circumstances were demonstrated.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy DM17Policy DM18Policy DM2Policy CS17
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 138Paragraph 147Paragraph 149Paragraph 150Paragraph 199Paragraph 200Paragraph 201
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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