®Planning appeal decision
Heath Stud, Woodhill Lane, Shamley Green , Surrey, Guidford, GU5 0SP
Planning appeal 3318259 at Heath Stud, Woodhill Lane, Shamley Green , Surrey, Guidford, GU5 0SP (Waverley Borough Council) was dismissed on 24 October 2023 by Inspector Hills J, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: 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 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
- Postcode
- GU5 0SP
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.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy RE2 of the Waverley Borough Local Plan Part 1Policy DM14 of the Waverley Borough Local Plan Part 2Policy TD1 of the Waverley Borough Local Plan Part 1Policy RE3 of the Waverley Borough Local Plan Part 1Policy DM1 of the Waverley Borough Local Plan Part 2
- 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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