®Planning appeal decision
White Hall, Hook Heath Road, Woking, Surrey, GU22 0QF
Planning appeal 3319217 at White Hall, Hook Heath Road, Woking, Surrey, GU22 0QF (Woking Borough Council) was dismissed on 4 October 2023 by Inspector Naylor R, 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.
ground floor and first floor extensions and alterations to existing dwelling
- Authority
- Woking Borough Council
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Naylor R
- Postcode
- GU22 0QF
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
- effect of the proposal on the openness of the Green Belt
- effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area and the setting of the Fisher's Hill/Hook Heath Conservation Area
- effect of the proposal on the living conditions of the neighbouring property at Burfield
- 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 proposal is inappropriate development in the Green Belt causing substantial harm to its openness, with no very special circumstances demonstrated to justify approval.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy CS6Policy BE13Policy CS20Policy CS21Policy CS24Policy DM20Policy DM2Policy BE1
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 149Paragraph 199Paragraph 206Paragraph 202Paragraph 148
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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