Jacobs Well Village Hall, Jacobs Well Road, Jacobs Well, Surrey, GU4 7PD

Planning appeal 3347519 at Jacobs Well Village Hall, Jacobs Well Road, Jacobs Well, Surrey, GU4 7PD (Guildford Borough Council) was dismissed on 26 February 2025 by Inspector Simpson V, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the scheme would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the Framework and any relevant development plan policies.

the partial change of use of existing car park to water filling station including retention of existing structure (see plans)

Authority: Guildford Borough Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: other · Minor general industry/storage/warehousing
Inspector: Simpson V
Postcode: GU4 7PD

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

whether the scheme would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the Framework and any relevant development plan policies
the effect of the development on the openness of the Green Belt
the effect of the development on the character and appearance of the area
whether the harm by inappropriateness, and any other harm, is clearly outweighed by the other considerations, so as to amount to the very special circumstances necessary to justify it

What decided it

The development is inappropriate development in the Green Belt with no very special circumstances to justify it, as the identified benefits do not clearly outweigh the harm by inappropriateness and the harm to openness and character and appearance.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy P2Policy S1Policy P3Policy D1Policy D4
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 153Paragraph 154Paragraph 155

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