Richmond Golf Club, Sudbrook Park Sudbrook Lane, Richmond, TW10 7AS

Planning appeal 3330317 at Richmond Golf Club, Sudbrook Park Sudbrook Lane, Richmond, TW10 7AS (Richmond Upon Thames London Borough Council) was allowed on 3 May 2024 by Inspector O'Connor H, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposal constitutes inappropriate development on Metropolitan Open Land (MOL) and if so, whether the harm would be clearly outweighed by other considerations, so as to amount to the very special circumstances required to justify the development.

the erection of a single storey half-way hut on the grounds of the golf course and the demolition of an existing structure on the golf course

Authority: Richmond Upon Thames London Borough Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: leisure-sport · Other minor developments
Inspector: O'Connor H
Postcode: TW10 7AS

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether the proposal constitutes inappropriate development on Metropolitan Open Land (MOL) and if so, whether the harm would be clearly outweighed by other considerations, so as to amount to the very special circumstances required to justify the development

What decided it

The proposal satisfied all elements of NPPF paragraph 154b) as an appropriate facility for outdoor sport that would preserve openness and not conflict with the purposes of MOL designation, thereby constituting appropriate development.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy G3 of the London Plan, March 2021Policy LP13 of the London Borough of Richmond Upon Thames, Local Plan, July 2018Policy 35 of the emerging Richmond Local Plan
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 154

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