®Planning appeal decision
Heath Stud, Woodhill Lane, Shamley Green , Surrey, Guidford, GU5 0SP
the erection of one new residential dwelling followed by the demolition of existing equestrian buildings
- Authority
- Waverley Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Hills J
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 of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area
- Whether any harm by reason of inappropriateness, and any other harm, would be clearly outweighed by other considerations, so as to amount to the very special circumstances required to justify the proposal
What decided it
The substantial harm to Green Belt openness and the harm to the character and appearance of the AONB landscape, combined with the absence of any specific benefits that would clearly outweigh these harms, meant that very special circumstances did not exist to justify the development.
Framework references: 149
Plan policies cited: Policy RE2 of the Waverley Borough Local Plan Part 1, Policy DM14 of the Waverley Borough Local Plan Part 2, Policy TD1 of the Waverley Borough Local Plan Part 1, Policy RE3 of the Waverley Borough Local Plan Part 1, Policy DM1 of the Waverley Borough Local Plan Part 2
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