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Allowed10 December 20243340733

New Oak Farm Hardwick Lane, Lyne, Chertsey, KT16 0AA

Planning appeal 3340733 at New Oak Farm Hardwick Lane, Lyne, Chertsey, KT16 0AA (Runnymede Borough Council) was allowed on 10 December 2024 by Inspector Bristow T, following a hearing. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposal is inappropriate development in the Green Belt.

described on the application form as ‘change of use of land to provide an extension to an existing Gypsy/Traveller site comprising the siting of 4 mobile homes and 4 additional touring caravans.’

Authority
Runnymede Borough Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Hearing
Development
caravan-gypsy · Change of use
Inspector
Bristow T
Postcode
KT16 0AA

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the proposal is inappropriate development in the Green Belt
  • The effect of the proposal on the openness of the Green Belt
  • If any harm would result, whether there are very special circumstances to justify allowing the appeal

What decided it

The substantial weight attributed to the personal circumstances of the appellant's extended family, combined with moderate weight for unmet pitch need, was found to amount to very special circumstances outweighing the limited additional Green Belt harm.

The moderate weight given to the benefit of additional pitch provision and the substantial weight given to personal circumstances, taken together, were found to constitute very special circumstances outweighing the (limited) harm to the Green Belt from inappropriateness and loss of openness.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy EE18Policy SD7Policy EE10Policy EE1Policy EE2Policy SL22RSS policy NRM6
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 142Paragraph 143Paragraph 152Paragraph 153Paragraph 154Paragraph 155Paragraph 57Paragraph 55Paragraph 114Paragraph 180
Judgments
Reed v Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government and Bracknell Forest District Council [2014] EWCA Civ 241; Hertfordshire County Council v Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government & Anor [2012] EWCA Civ 1473; Smith v SSLUHC & Ors [2022] EWCA Civ 1391; Collins v SSCLG [2013] EWCA Civ 1193

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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