Planning appeal decision
Hunts Hill House, Hunts Hill Road, Normandy, Guildford, GU3 2AH
Planning appeal 3362364 at Hunts Hill House, Hunts Hill Road, Normandy, Guildford, GU3 2AH (Guildford Borough Council) was dismissed on 31 July 2025 by Inspector Ellis G, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework and any relevant development plan policies.
the erection of an ancillary outbuilding following demolition of existing outbuildings
- Authority
- Guildford Borough Council
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Ellis G
- Postcode
- GU3 2AH
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework and any relevant development plan policies
- the effect on the openness of the Green Belt
- the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area
- the relationship with the host property and whether it would be ancillary
- on the basis that the proposal would be inappropriate development in 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 development
What decided it
The proposal constitutes inappropriate development in the Green Belt that does not fall within any of the specified exceptions, and the other considerations put forward fail to clearly outweigh the substantial harm to the Green Belt necessary to justify the development.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy P2Policy D1Policy D4Policy H4
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 153Paragraph 154
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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