Planning appeal decision
Sunnyside Rowe Lane, Pirbright, Woking, GU24 0LX
Planning appeal 3312046 at Sunnyside Rowe Lane, Pirbright, Woking, GU24 0LX (Guildford Borough Council) was dismissed on 12 June 2023 by Inspector Redford R, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: 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.
the erection of a gate and associated fencing alongside the boundary of a residential property
- Authority
- Guildford Borough Council
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- other · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Redford R
- Postcode
- GU24 0LX
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- 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
- the effect it has upon the openness of the Green Belt
- the effect of the proposal on character and appearance of the area
- if the development is inappropriate whether the harm by reason of inappropriateness, and any other harm, is clearly outweighed by other considerations so as to amount to the very special circumstance necessary to justify the development
What decided it
The proposal constitutes inappropriate development in the Green Belt that causes harm to openness and character and appearance, and the other considerations do not clearly outweigh this harm to amount to very special circumstances.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy P2Policy D1Policy D4
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 147Paragraph 148Paragraph 149Paragraph 150
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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