®Planning appeal decision
Beech Rise, Lock Lane, Pyrford, Surrey, GU22 8UX
replacement barn, hay and feed and secure storage for plant. New barn to house agricultural machinery
- Authority
- Woking Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- agricultural · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Jones R
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the developments would amount to inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework and relevant development plan policies
- the effect on the openness of the Green Belt
- the effect on the character and appearance of the area
- the effect on protected species and biodiversity
- if the development is inappropriate, whether the harm by reason of inappropriateness, and any other harm, is clearly outweighed by other considerations so as to amount to the very special circumstances required to justify the development
What decided it
The proposals constitute inappropriate development in the Green Belt that fails to preserve openness, and the applicant has not demonstrated that the schemes would avoid or adequately mitigate unacceptable harm to protected bat species, with the totality of other considerations not clearly outweighing these harms.
Framework references: 11, 135, 152, 153, 154
Plan policies cited: DMP Policy DM3, DMP Policy DM13, WCS Policy CS6, WCS Policy CS7, WCS Policy CS21, PNP Policy BE 1, PNP Policy BE 3
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.