Plot F, Land East of Wanborough Woods, Westwood Lane, Wanborough Guildford, Surrey, GU3 2JN

the erection of an agricultural storage barn and chicken house together with the retention of the existing boundary fencing and gates (part retrospective)

Authority: Guildford Borough Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: agricultural · Minor general industry/storage/warehousing
Inspector: Murray D

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether the fencing constitutes inappropriate development in the Green Belt and the effect on its openness
The effect of the development on the landscape character of the local part of the Surrey Hills Area of Great Landscape Value (AGLV)
If inappropriate development, whether the harm caused by this and any other harm is clearly outweighed by other considerations

What decided it

The harm to Green Belt openness caused by the inappropriate fencing and the material harm to the character and appearance of the valued landscape through the conspicuous siting of buildings and enclosure, which together are not outweighed by the general policy support for rural agricultural development.

Framework references: 154, 155, 180, 174

Plan policies cited: Policy P2, Policy D1, Policy RE13

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