®Planning appeal decision
1 Hillview Cottages, Moor Lane, Staines-upon-Thames, Surrey, TW18 4YX
Planning appeal 3341573 at 1 Hillview Cottages, Moor Lane, Staines-upon-Thames, Surrey, TW18 4YX (Spelthorne Borough Council) was dismissed on 15 November 2024 by Inspector Rafferty C, 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 Framework and any relevant development plan policies.
the erection of a new detached dwellinghouse with associated parking provision and amenity space
- Authority
- Spelthorne Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Rafferty C
- Postcode
- TW18 4YX
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the Framework and any relevant development plan policies
- the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area
- the effect of the proposal on the living conditions of the occupiers of No. 1 Hillview Cottages
- the effect of the proposal on the living conditions of future occupiers
- whether any harm by reason of inappropriateness, and any other harm, would be clearly outweighed by other considerations, so as to amount to the very special circumstances necessary to justify the proposal
What decided it
The substantial harm to Green Belt openness arising from inappropriate development, which Framework paragraph 11(d) identifies as a clear reason for refusal that outweighs the moderate benefit of providing an additional dwelling.
The moderate benefit of providing an additional dwelling in a sustainable location was clearly outweighed by the substantial harm to Green Belt openness and the other identified harms to character and appearance and living conditions, such that the presumption in favour of sustainable development did not apply.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy GB1 of the Spelthorne Borough Local Plan 2001Policy EN1 of the Spelthorne Borough Council Core Strategy and Policies Development Plan Document 2009
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11Paragraph 154
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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