Land at 31 The Avenue, Chobham, Woking, GU24 8RU

Planning appeal 3318319 at Land at 31 The Avenue, Chobham, Woking, GU24 8RU (Surrey Heath Borough Council) was allowed on 13 July 2023 by Inspector Hawkins S, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether erecting the bridge constitutes inappropriate development, having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework.

erection of a wooden bridge between our garden and our field over a public right of way to allow easy access to our goats for daily feeding and for access by the goats to reach shelter, without having to walk on the public right of way

Authority: Surrey Heath Borough Council
Appeal type: enforcement · Enforcement Notice
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: agricultural · Other minor developments
Inspector: Hawkins S
Postcode: GU24 8RU

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether erecting the bridge constitutes inappropriate development, having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework
The effect on the character and appearance of the surrounding area

What decided it

The bridge qualifies as a building for agriculture under NPPF paragraph 149(a) and therefore is not inappropriate development in the Green Belt, combined with its acceptable visual integration into the rural character of the area.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy DM9
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 149Paragraph 56

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