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Dismissed15 November 20243346337

Hester's Yard, 116 Oak Hill, Wood Street Village Guildford, GU3 3ES

Planning appeal 3346337 at Hester's Yard, 116 Oak Hill, Wood Street Village Guildford, GU3 3ES (Guildford Borough Council) was dismissed on 15 November 2024 by Inspector Gilbert-Wooldridge T, following an inquiry. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the proposal on the openness and purposes of the Green Belt.

the erection of 50 residential dwellings and parish office and hall, including vehicular and pedestrian access, landscaping, car parking, play area, and community open space with youth and adult play

Authority
Guildford Borough Council
Appeal type
major · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Inquiry
Development
residential · Major dwellings
Inspector
Gilbert-Wooldridge T
Postcode
GU3 3ES

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • the effect of the proposal on the openness and purposes of the Green Belt
  • whether the Council can demonstrate a 5 year housing land supply
  • 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 required to justify the proposal

What decided it

The substantial and significant benefits of the proposal did not clearly outweigh the substantial harm to the openness and purposes of the Green Belt, so very special circumstances were not established.

the substantial and significant benefits, including housing and affordable housing provision, parish council building, PDL reuse and ecological gains, did not clearly outweigh the substantial harm to Green Belt openness and moderate conflict with Green Belt purposes, so very special circumstances did not exist

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy P2
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 142Paragraph 143Paragraph 154Paragraph 77Paragraph 72Paragraph 123Paragraph 124Paragraph 150Paragraph 152Paragraph 153Paragraph 11Paragraph 60
Judgments
Vistry Homes v SSLUHC [2024] EWHC 2088 (Admin)

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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