Planning appeal decision
Oakleigh and Tixley, West End, Woking, Surrey, GU24 9QP
Planning appeal 3321866 at Oakleigh and Tixley, West End, Woking, Surrey, GU24 9QP (Surrey Heath Borough Council) was dismissed on 19 January 2024 by Inspector Phillips B, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the proposed development would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the Framework and relevant development plan policies.
the erection of part one, part two storey rear extensions
- Authority
- Surrey Heath Borough Council
- Appeal type
- householder · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Phillips B
- Postcode
- GU24 9QP
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the proposed development would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the Framework and relevant development plan policies
- the effect of the proposal on the openness of the Green Belt
- if the development would be inappropriate, whether the harm to the Green Belt by way of inappropriateness and any other harm, would be clearly outweighed by other considerations so as to amount to the very special circumstances necessary to justify it
What decided it
The proposed extensions would be disproportionate additions to buildings that have already been substantially extended, causing inappropriate development in the Green Belt and harm to openness, with no very special circumstances to justify this harm.
What the Inspector cited
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 154
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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