®Planning appeal decision
2 Northern Burway Laleham Reach, Chertsey, KT16 8RP
Planning appeal 3315132 at 2 Northern Burway Laleham Reach, Chertsey, KT16 8RP (Runnymede Borough Council) was dismissed on 7 August 2023 by Inspector Courtney T, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposed development would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt for the purposes of the National Planning Policy Framework and development plan policy.
Pitched roof over existing bungalow footprint to form habitable accommodation at first floor
- Authority
- Runnymede Borough Council
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Courtney T
- Postcode
- KT16 8RP
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposed development would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt for the purposes of the National Planning Policy Framework and development plan policy
- The effect of the proposal on the openness of the Green Belt
- If the development would be inappropriate, whether the harm to the Green Belt by way 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 it
What decided it
The scale of the proposed development would be disproportionate to the original building and would cause substantial harm to Green Belt openness that was not clearly outweighed by the limited weight attributed to flood refuge and building condition benefits.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy EE14
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 149
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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