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Split Decision12 April 20243322907

Fairacre The Drive, Wonersh, Guildford, Surrey, GU5 0QW

Planning appeal 3322907 at Fairacre The Drive, Wonersh, Guildford, Surrey, GU5 0QW (Waverley Borough Council) was allowed in part (a split decision) on 12 April 2024 by Inspector Dickson R, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt.

construction of garage and formation of new entrance, (including gates and gate pillars) and driveway

Authority
Waverley Borough Council
Appeal type
householder · Householder (HAS)
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
other · Householder developments
Inspector
Dickson R
Postcode
GU5 0QW

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt
  • Its effect on the openness of the Green Belt
  • Its effect on the character and appearance of the area
  • 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 necessary to justify it

What decided it

The availability of a fallback position (certificate of lawfulness for an alternative garage with greater visual harm) provided very special circumstances to justify the proposed garage, but no equivalent justification existed for the gates and pillars.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy RE2Policy DM14Policy TD1Policy DM4

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