®Planning appeal decision
Woodside Albury Heath, Albury, GUILDFORD, GU5 9DB
extension and alterations to the dwelling, including replacement studio/annexe; the erection of replacement garaging; a replacement swimming pool; garden landscape works; and demolition of 7 outbuildings
- Authority
- Guildford Borough Council
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Glassar S
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 any relevant development plan policies
- the effect of the proposal on the openness of the Green Belt
- the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area, with particular regard to the Surrey Hills National Landscape
- the function and scale of the extension/annex in relation to the main dwelling
- the effect of the proposed development on protected species
- 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 proposed extension/annex and garage/home office constitute inappropriate development in the Green Belt that would cause substantial harm to openness and the Surrey Hills National Landscape, with no very special circumstances demonstrated to justify the proposal.
Framework references: 11, 130, 142, 148, 154, 155, 182
Plan policies cited: Policy P2, Policy P1, Policy D1, Policy G5(2), Policy H4, Policy NE4
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