®Planning appeal decision
3Js Nursery, Smarts Heath Road, Woking, Surrey, GU22 0RG
Planning appeal 3336504 at 3Js Nursery, Smarts Heath Road, Woking, Surrey, GU22 0RG (Woking Borough Council) was dismissed on 10 September 2024 by Inspector Willis S, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework and any relevant development plan policies.
change of use of the land from mixed use (agriculture and commercial) to a mixed use of agricultural, commercial and sports and the associated works to provide 5 x football pitches and permeable surfacing for additional car parking
- Authority
- Woking Borough Council
- Appeal type
- major · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- leisure-sport · Other Major Developments
- Inspector
- Willis S
- Postcode
- GU22 0RG
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework and any relevant development plan policies
- Whether the appeal site is an appropriate location for the proposed development, with regard to the local and national development strategy, and accessibility
- The effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area
- The effect of the proposed development on the living conditions of occupiers of nearby properties, with regard to noise and disturbance
- The effect of the proposed development on archaeology
- The effect of the proposed development on 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 necessary to justify the development
What decided it
The proposal is inappropriate development in the Green Belt that fails to preserve openness and conflicts with the development strategy, and the benefits do not constitute very special circumstances to justify the harm.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy CS6Policy CS1Policy CS18Policy CS19Policy DM3Policy CS21Policy CS24Policy DM2Policy DM7Policy CS20Policy CS7
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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