®Planning appeal decision
2 Walnut Tree Cottage, Brick Hill, Chobham, WOKING, GU24 8TQ
a ‘two storey front extension
- Authority
- Surrey Heath Borough Council
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Buchanan R
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the NPPF
- if it is inappropriate development, its effect on the openness of the Green Belt
- whether any harm by reason of inappropriateness, and any other harm, would be clearly outweighed by other considerations so as to amount to very special circumstances required to justify the proposal
What decided it
The loft conversion was lawful permitted development and its floorspace should be excluded from the disproportionality assessment, reducing the net addition to a moderate 46.9%, which clearly outweighs the small harm to openness and establishes very special circumstances.
The small adverse effect on Green Belt openness, derived from permitted development floorspace, was clearly outweighed by the permitted development consideration, establishing very special circumstances to justify inappropriate development in the Green Belt.
Framework references: 154, 142, 152, 153, 11, 12
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.