®Planning appeal decision
Dismissed17 January 20253353911
George House, 16 Meadway, Esher, Surrey, KT10 9HF
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
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.
Framework references: 154
Plan policies cited: Policy DM18
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.