George House, 16 Meadway, Esher, Surrey, KT10 9HF

Planning appeal 3353911 at George House, 16 Meadway, Esher, Surrey, KT10 9HF (Elmbridge Borough Council) was dismissed on 17 January 2025 by Inspector Edwards J, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposal would represent inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the Elmbridge Local Plan Development Management Plan 2015 and the Framework.

erection of replacement outbuilding to be used as tennis pavilion following removal of existing building

Authority: Elmbridge Borough Council
Appeal type: householder · Householder (HAS)
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: leisure-sport · Householder developments
Inspector: Edwards J
Postcode: KT10 9HF

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether the proposal would represent inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the Elmbridge Local Plan Development Management Plan 2015 and the Framework
The effect on openness
If the proposal would constitute inappropriate development in the Green Belt, whether the 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 necessary to justify it

What decided it

The proposed pavilion would be materially larger than the existing building it replaces, failing to meet the replacement building exception in LP policy DM18(b) and NPPF paragraph 154(d), and the resulting harm to the Green Belt and its openness was not clearly outweighed by other considerations.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy DM18
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 154

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