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Allowed25 June 20253359502

Honeygreen Barn Smithbrook, Cranleigh, GU6 8LH

Planning appeal 3359502 at Honeygreen Barn Smithbrook, Cranleigh, GU6 8LH (Waverley Borough Council) was allowed on 25 June 2025 by Inspector Cahalane R, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the appeal site is grey belt land with particular reference to: a) whether its location within the Surrey Hills National Landscape (NL) provides a strong reason for refusing or restricting the proposed development; and b) purposes (a), (b), and (d) in paragraph 143 of the Framework.

Proposed fence relocation and associated change of use

Authority
Waverley Borough Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Change of use
Inspector
Cahalane R
Postcode
GU6 8LH

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • whether the appeal site is grey belt land with particular reference to: a) whether its location within the Surrey Hills National Landscape (NL) provides a strong reason for refusing or restricting the proposed development; and b) purposes (a), (b), and (d) in paragraph 143 of the Framework
  • whether the proposal is inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the Framework and relevant development plan polices
  • the effect of the proposed development on the openness and purposes of the Green Belt
  • 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 proposal

What decided it

The grey belt status of the proposal site and the minor degree of harm to openness, when considered against the security and privacy benefits to the occupiers, constitute very special circumstances that justify the inappropriate development.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy SP1Policy TD1Policy RE3Policy DM1Policy DM4Policy RE2Policy DM14
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 143Paragraph 154Paragraph 155Paragraph 156Paragraph 157Paragraph 110Paragraph 115

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