®Planning appeal decision
1 Hillview Cottages, Moor Lane, Staines-upon-Thames, Surrey, TW18 4YX
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
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.
Framework references: 11, 154
Plan policies cited: Policy GB1 of the Spelthorne Borough Local Plan 2001, Policy EN1 of the Spelthorne Borough Council Core Strategy and Policies Development Plan Document 2009
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.