®Planning appeal decision
Plot 2 Reeds Road, Tildford, Nr Farnham, Surrey, GU10 2DL
Planning appeal 3336498 at Plot 2 Reeds Road, Tildford, Nr Farnham, Surrey, GU10 2DL (Waverley Borough Council) was dismissed on 18 November 2024 by Inspector Praine N, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the site represents an appropriate location for the proposed development having regard to access to services and facilities.
the conversion of the barn to form a single residential unit with parking for two cars
- Authority
- Waverley Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Praine N
- Postcode
- GU10 2DL
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the site represents an appropriate location for the proposed development having regard to access to services and facilities
- The effect of the development on the openness of the Green Belt and whether it constitutes inappropriate development in the Green Belt, having regard to any relevant development plan policies and the Framework
- Whether the proposed development would conserve and enhance the landscape and scenic beauty of the Surrey Hills National Landscape
- If the development is inappropriate development, whether the harm by reason of inappropriateness, and any other harm, is clearly outweighed by other considerations that amount to the very special circumstances required to justify the development
What decided it
The combination of inappropriate Green Belt development, harm to openness, failure to conserve the National Landscape character, and unsustainable location could not be justified by the moderate benefits of delivering one housing unit and sustainability enhancements.
The very substantial harm from inappropriate Green Belt development, loss of openness, and failure to conserve the National Landscape was not clearly outweighed by the moderate benefits of housing delivery and sustainability measures, such that very special circumstances did not exist.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy SP2Policy DM15Policy TD1Policy RE3Policy DM1Policy DM4Policy RE2Policy DM14Policy DM35
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11Paragraph 153
- Judgments
- R (oao) Samuel Smith Old Brewery v North Yorkshire County Council [2020] UKSC 3; Timmins v. Gedling Borough Council 2014 EWHC 654 (Admin); Turner v. SoS for Communities and Local Government 2016 EWCA Civ 466
How the Inspector dealt with each one is set out in the app, in order: the development plan, national policy, housing land supply, other considerations and the planning balance, beside the letter.
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