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Dismissed16 January 20243323077

South Cottage, Redhill Road, Cobham, KT11 1EF

Planning appeal 3323077 at South Cottage, Redhill Road, Cobham, KT11 1EF (Guildford Borough Council) was dismissed on 16 January 2024 by Inspector Buchanan R, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the proposal is inappropriate development in the Green Belt, including its effect on openness, having regard to local and national planning policy.

demolition of buildings, removal of hardstanding and the erection of two detached dwellinghouses, with landscaping, parking and access

Authority
Guildford Borough Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector
Buchanan R
Postcode
KT11 1EF

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • whether the proposal is inappropriate development in the Green Belt, including its effect on openness, having regard to local and national planning policy
  • its effect on the Thames Basin Heaths Special Protection Area
  • whether any harm by reason of inappropriateness, or any other harm, is clearly outweighed by other considerations to amount to very special circumstances required to justify the proposal

What decided it

The proposal would have a greater impact on the openness of the Green Belt than the existing development and would harm the nature conservation interests of the SPA, and these substantial harms were not clearly outweighed by other considerations.

The substantial harm to the Green Belt due to inappropriateness and the substantial harm to the SPA were not clearly outweighed by the modest benefits of housing delivery, environmental improvements and economic benefits.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy P2Policy P5saved Policy NE4saved Policy NRM6
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 11Paragraph 12Paragraph 154

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