Chequers (Leonard Daborn) Ltd, Station Road, Chobham, Surrey, Woking , GU24 8AL

the siting of a portacabin for ancillary office use for a temporary period expiring 31 October 2024, erection of a 2.5m eco-fence, and creation of new area of hard standing

Authority: Surrey Heath Borough Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: employment-industrial · Minor retail and services
Inspector: Murray D

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether inappropriate development in the Green Belt and the effect on its openness
Whether the hardstanding would be likely to contribute to flood risk
If 'inappropriate development' whether the harm caused is outweighed by other matters to result in very special circumstances

What decided it

The siting of the portacabin constitutes inappropriate development in the Green Belt that materially harms openness, and this harm is not outweighed by the stated need for the structure, particularly given that the garage operates successfully without it.

Framework references: 154, 155, 85

Plan policies cited: DM10

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