®Planning appeal decision
The Garden Cottage Charles Hill, Tilford, FARNHAM, GU10 2AT
the Demolition of Existing Detached Dwelling and Construction of Replacement Detached Dwelling
- Authority
- Waverley Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Lo S
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the development would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework and any relevant development plan policies
- The effect of the development on the openness of the Green Belt
- 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 proposal
What decided it
The harm to the Green Belt by reason of inappropriateness and loss of openness, to which substantial weight must be given, was not clearly outweighed by any other considerations, and very special circumstances were not demonstrated.
Although the Council could not demonstrate a five-year housing land supply and the tilted balance would normally apply, Green Belt protection is a clear reason for refusal under footnote 7 of the Framework, so the presumption in favour of sustainable development did not apply; the substantial harm to the Green Belt was not outweighed by other considerations.
Framework references: 11, 147, 148, 149, 150, 176
Plan policies cited: Policy RE2 of the Waverley Borough Local Plan Part 1 (2018), saved policy RD2A of the Waverley Borough Council Local Plan (2002)
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.