®Planning appeal decision
Richmond Golf Club, Sudbrook Park Sudbrook Lane, RICHMOND, TW10 7AS
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
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.
Framework references: 154
Plan policies cited: Policy G3 of the London Plan, March 2021, Policy LP13 of the London Borough of Richmond Upon Thames, Local Plan, July 2018, Policy 35 of the emerging Richmond Local Plan
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