Planning appeal decision
Tanglewood, Pickhurst Road, Chiddingfold, Godalming, GU8 4YD
Planning appeal 3361743 at Tanglewood, Pickhurst Road, Chiddingfold, Godalming, GU8 4YD (Waverley Borough Council) was allowed on 20 June 2025 by Inspector De Freitas Terceiro P, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the condition removing permitted development rights is necessary and reasonable having regard to local and national Green Belt policies.
the erection of extensions and alterations to existing bungalow to form a two storey dwelling without complying with a condition attached to planning permission Ref WA/2019/0189, dated 10 January 2020
- Authority
- Waverley Borough Council
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- De Freitas Terceiro P
- Postcode
- GU8 4YD
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the condition removing permitted development rights is necessary and reasonable having regard to local and national Green Belt policies
What decided it
The condition removing permitted development rights for outbuildings (Class E) was necessary to protect the Green Belt openness that justified the original permission, but restrictions on other classes of development lacked clear justification and were therefore removed.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy RE2Policy DM14
How the Inspector dealt with each one is set out in the app, in order: the development plan, national policy, housing land supply, other considerations and the planning balance, beside the letter.
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