Woodthorpe Road, Ashford, Middlesex, TW15 3JX

Planning appeal 3353174 at Woodthorpe Road, Ashford, Middlesex, TW15 3JX (Spelthorne Borough Council) was dismissed on 24 February 2025 by Inspector Ellis G, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt, having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework and any relevant development plan policies.

Retention of hard standing for water tank and store shed and aggregate surface for parking and storage containers

Authority: Spelthorne Borough Council
Appeal type: major · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: leisure-sport · Other Major Developments
Inspector: Ellis G
Postcode: TW15 3JX

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt, having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework and any relevant development plan policies
The effect of the proposal on the openness of the Green Belt
The effect of the development on the character and appearance of the area
Whether any harm by reason of inappropriateness, and any other harm, would be clearly outweighed by other considerations so as to amount to very special circumstances required to justify the development

What decided it

The harm to the Green Belt by reason of inappropriateness and loss of openness, together with harm to character and appearance, is not clearly outweighed by the other considerations advanced, and very special circumstances do not exist to justify the development.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy GB1Policy EN1aPolicy EN1
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 154Paragraph 153

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