Planning appeal decision
Walled Garden, , Downs Lane, Leatherhead, Surrey, KT22 8JW
Planning appeal 3327366 at Walled Garden, , Downs Lane, Leatherhead, Surrey, KT22 8JW (Mole Valley District Council) was allowed on 6 March 2024 by Inspector Price A, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposed development would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt, having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework and any relevant development plan policies.
the erection of a single storey pool house for ancillary use
- Authority
- Mole Valley District Council
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Price A
- Postcode
- KT22 8JW
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposed development would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt, having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework and any relevant development plan policies
What decided it
The proposed pool house, by reason of its scale, position relative to other built form and location within an established garden plot, would not harm the openness of the Green Belt and qualifies as an appropriate facility for outdoor recreation under NPPF paragraph 154(b).
What the Inspector cited
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 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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