Land Known as Hillings Nursery, Bagshot Road, Chobham, WOKING, GU24 8DB

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

• whether or not the mixed use constitutes inappropriate development within the Green Belt for the purposes of the National Planning Policy Framework
• the effect of the mixed use on the character and appearance of the area
• the effect of the mixed use on neighbouring living conditions, having particular regard to noise and disturbance
• whether the mixed use is unacceptably harmful to highway safety
• the effect on nature conservation
• if the mixed use is inappropriate, whether the harm by reason of inappropriateness, and any other harm, is clearly outweighed by other considerations, so as to amount to the very special circumstances necessary to justify the development

What decided it

The northern land was found to be previously developed land, so the expanded mixed use did not constitute inappropriate development in the Green Belt and no other unacceptable harms were identified.

having found the mixed use was not inappropriate development in the Green Belt and gave rise to no other planning harms, the Inspector concluded no harm existed to weigh against very special circumstances and the appeal succeeded