®Planning appeal decision
Padd Farm, Hurst Lane, Egham, Surrey, TW20 8QJ
the erection of 2 new buildings, the retention of 1 x residential dwelling and the refurbishment of 2 existing buildings to be used as offices, a training centre and fabrication bays as part of the applicant’s corporate headquarters following the demolition of all remaining buildings on site. Refurbishment and decontamination of existing site and creation of open grassed area with an area of landscaped open space
- Authority
- Runnymede Borough Council
- Appeal type
- major · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- employment-industrial · Other Major Developments
- Inspector
- Grierson E
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the development would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the revised National Planning Policy Framework and relevant development plan policies
- would the harm by reason of inappropriateness and any other harm be clearly outweighed by other consideration so as to amount to the very special circumstances required to justify the proposal
What decided it
The substantial harm to Green Belt openness through inappropriate development, particularly the visual impact of larger new buildings and extended hardstanding for outdoor storage, was not clearly outweighed by the other considerations advanced by the appellant.
Framework references: 85, 152, 153, 154
Plan policies cited: Policy EE19
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