Planning appeal decision
Tower Hill Manor, Towerhill, Gomshall, GU5 9LP
Planning appeal 3345827 at Tower Hill Manor, Towerhill, Gomshall, GU5 9LP (Guildford Borough Council) was allowed on 14 March 2025 by Inspector Price A, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the development is inappropriate development in the Green Belt, having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework and any relevant development plan policies.
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- Authority
- Guildford Borough Council
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- other · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Price A
- Postcode
- GU5 9LP
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the development is inappropriate development in the Green Belt, having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework and any relevant development plan policies
What decided it
The development could reasonably be considered an extension to the original building under NPPF paragraph 154(c) and was proportionate in scale, therefore constituting appropriate development in the Green Belt.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy P2
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 153Paragraph 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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