Planning appeal decision
3 Southwood Manor Farm Burhill Road, Hersham, Walton-on-Thames, KT12 4BJ
Planning appeal 3327361 at 3 Southwood Manor Farm Burhill Road, Hersham, Walton-on-Thames, KT12 4BJ (Elmbridge Borough Council) was dismissed on 17 May 2024 by Inspector Willmer P, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposal constitutes inappropriate development in the Green Belt.
for the erection of a detached outbuilding
- Authority
- Elmbridge Borough Council
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Willmer P
- Postcode
- KT12 4BJ
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposal constitutes inappropriate development in the Green Belt
- Its effect on the openness of the Green Belt
- The effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the appeal site and the surrounding 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 very special circumstances necessary to justify the development
What decided it
The proposal constitutes inappropriate development in the Green Belt which is harmful by definition, combined with harm to openness and character and appearance, which is not clearly outweighed by other considerations so as to constitute very special circumstances.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- DM18DM17CS5CS17DM2
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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