®Planning appeal decision
Plot 2 Reeds Road, Tildford, Nr Farnham, Surrey, GU10 2DL
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
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.
Framework references: 11, 153
Plan policies cited: Policy SP2, Policy DM15, Policy TD1, Policy RE3, Policy DM1, Policy DM4, Policy RE2, Policy DM14, Policy DM35
Judgments cited: 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
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