®Planning appeal decision
Dismissed7 July 20233307959
Giraffe House, Lian Yard, Redhill Road, COBHAM, KT11 1EG
new fence and gates
- Authority
- Elmbridge Borough Council
- Appeal type
- major · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- employment-industrial · Major general industry/storage/warehousing
- Inspector
- Simpson V
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.
Framework references: 138, 147, 149, 150, 199, 200, 201
Plan policies cited: Policy DM17, Policy DM18, Policy DM2, Policy CS17
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