Land between Harvest Bank House and Greystones, The Long Barn, Down Lane, Compton, Surrey, GU3 1DQ

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

• Whether the site is suitable for residential development, having regard to its location, land use and amount of development, with particular regard to: (a) Whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework and any relevant development plan policies, (b) The effect of the proposal on the openness of the Green Belt, and (c) 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 necessary to justify the proposal.

What decided it

The site is located outside the village of Compton in a rural area and therefore does not qualify as limited infilling within a village, making the proposal inappropriate development in the Green Belt that cannot be justified by very special circumstances.