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Dismissed8 January 20243318285

Brookhurst Grange, Holmbury Road, Ewhurst, Cranleigh, GU6 7SJ

Planning appeal 3318285 at Brookhurst Grange, Holmbury Road, Ewhurst, Cranleigh, GU6 7SJ (Waverley Borough Council) was dismissed on 8 January 2024 by Inspector Pattison B, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether or not the proposal would be inappropriate development within the Green Belt having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework (2023) and any relevant development plan policies and its effect on openness of the Green Belt.

alteration to an existing planning approval (AG/2020/0006) of a hay barn to part hay barn and part equestrian use and alterations to elevations plus the installation of a new all weather turnout

Authority
Waverley Borough Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
leisure-sport · Minor general industry/storage/warehousing
Inspector
Pattison B
Postcode
GU6 7SJ

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether or not the proposal would be inappropriate development within the Green Belt having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework (2023) and any relevant development plan policies and its effect on openness of the Green Belt
  • The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the landscape character area of Surrey Hills National Landscape and Area of Great Landscape Value (AGLV)
  • The effect of the proposal on agricultural facilities that are considered reasonably necessary to support the existing holding
  • If it is inappropriate development, whether the harm by reason of inappropriateness, and any other harm, is clearly outweighed by other considerations so as to amount to the very special circumstances needed to justify the development

What decided it

The proposal constitutes inappropriate development in the Green Belt causing moderate harm to openness, and the other considerations put forward do not clearly outweigh this harm so as to amount to very special circumstances.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy RE2Policy RE3Policy DM15
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 148Paragraph 152Paragraph 153Paragraph 154Paragraph 180Paragraph 181Paragraph 182

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