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Dismissed2 January 20243317129

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

Planning appeal 3317129 at Chequers (Leonard Daborn) Ltd, Station Road, Chobham, Surrey, Woking , GU24 8AL (Surrey Heath Borough Council) was dismissed on 2 January 2024 by Inspector Murray D, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether inappropriate development in the Green Belt and the effect on its openness.

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
Postcode
GU24 8AL

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.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
DM10
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 154Paragraph 155Paragraph 85

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