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Dismissed29 January 20253346624

Herne, The Creek, Lower Sunbury on Thames, TW16 6BY

Planning appeal 3346624 at Herne, The Creek, Lower Sunbury on Thames, TW16 6BY (Spelthorne Borough Council) was dismissed on 29 January 2025 by Inspector Evans L, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the development is inappropriate development within the Green Belt and its effect on openness.

Retention of a dormer on the south face of the pitched roof

Authority
Spelthorne Borough Council
Appeal type
householder · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Householder developments
Inspector
Evans L
Postcode
TW16 6BY

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the development is inappropriate development within the Green Belt and its effect on openness
  • The effect of the development on the character and appearance of the local area, with particular regard to its siting within a Plotlands area
  • Any other harm
  • Whether other considerations clearly outweigh the harm to the Green Belt and any other harm so as to amount to very special circumstances

What decided it

The dormer constitutes a disproportionate addition to the original building when assessed cumulatively with other extensions and alterations, causing harm to the Green Belt that cannot be outweighed by very special circumstances.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy GB1Policy EN2
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 11Paragraph 12Paragraph 153Paragraph 154

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