®Planning appeal decision
1 Lords Hill Cottages, Shamley Green, Guildford, Surrey, GU5 0TH
Planning appeal 3324376 at 1 Lords Hill Cottages, Shamley Green, Guildford, Surrey, GU5 0TH (Waverley Borough Council) was dismissed on 16 April 2024 by Inspector Pattison B, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the Framework and any relevant development plan policies.
sustainability led design and build of 2 storey extension and single storey alteration including demolishing existing garage and adjoining store, dining room, conservatory and store
- Authority
- Waverley Borough Council
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Pattison B
- Postcode
- GU5 0TH
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the proposal 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 proposal on the living conditions of the occupiers of 2 Lords Hill Cottages, with particular reference to light
- the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area
- if it is inappropriate development, 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 needed to justify the development
What decided it
The proposal constitutes inappropriate development in the Green Belt that would cause substantial harm to openness and unacceptably harm neighbouring living conditions, and the sustainable design benefits do not clearly outweigh these harms to justify very special circumstances.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy RE2 of the Waverley Borough Local Plan Part 1: Strategic Policies and Sites (2018)Policy DM14 of the Waverley Borough Local Plan Part 2: Site Allocations and Development Management Policies (2023)Policy TD1 of the Waverley Borough Local Plan Part 1: Strategic Policies and Sites (2018)Policy RE3 of the Waverley Borough Local Plan Part 1: Strategic Policies and Sites (2018)Policy DM4 of the Waverley Borough Local Plan Part 2: Site Allocations and Development Management Policies (2023)
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 142Paragraph 153Paragraph 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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