Planning appeal decision
Grey Timbers Park Horsley, East Horsley, Leatherhead, KT24 5RZ
Planning appeal 3317229 at Grey Timbers Park Horsley, East Horsley, Leatherhead, KT24 5RZ (Guildford Borough Council) was allowed on 20 October 2023 by Inspector Savage K, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposal amounts to inappropriate development in the Green Belt, including the effect on the openness of the Green Belt and the purposes of including land within it.
reconfiguration and extension of existing ground and loft spaces, including external garden landscaping works, installation of solar panels and air source heat pumps
- Authority
- Guildford Borough Council
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Savage K
- Postcode
- KT24 5RZ
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposal amounts to inappropriate development in the Green Belt, including the effect on the openness of the Green Belt and the purposes of including land within it
- The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area
- If the development is inappropriate, whether any harm by reason of inappropriateness, and any other harm, is clearly outweighed by other considerations so as to amount to the very special circumstances necessary to justify it
What decided it
The proposal would not result in disproportionate additions to the original building when assessed by reference to footprint, volume and floorspace together, and therefore does not constitute inappropriate development in the Green Belt.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy P2Policy D1Policy G5
- 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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