®Planning appeal decision
Barnaby House, Roundbridge Park, Woking, Surrey, GU22 8UL
the erection of a proposed outbuilding, 2 x sheds, entrance gate, and outside dining area, together with associated landscaping and fencing (part retrospective)
- Authority
- Woking Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Castle S
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt and its effect on the openness of the Green Belt and the purposes of including land within it
- the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area
- the effect of the development on biodiversity and nature conservation
- if the proposal would be inappropriate development, would the harm by reason of inappropriateness, and any other harm, be clearly outweighed by other considerations, and would this amount to the very special circumstances required to justify the proposal
What decided it
The development represents inappropriate development in the Green Belt that would harm openness and conflict with Green Belt purposes, and the limited benefits would not clearly outweigh this substantial harm to justify very special circumstances.
Framework references: 154, 142, 155, 135, 180
Plan policies cited: Policy CS21, Policy CS24, Policy CS7, Policy CS6, Policy DM13
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.