Rodgate, Rodgate Lane, Haslemere, GU27 2EW

erection of a detached garage following the demolition of the existing garage

Authority: Waverley Borough Council
Appeal type: householder · Householder (HAS)
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Householder developments
Inspector: Heppell J

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

whether the development would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework and any relevant development plan policies
the effect of the proposal on the openness of 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 required to justify the proposal

What decided it

The proposal is inappropriate development in the Green Belt because it would be materially larger than the building it replaces, and the limited benefits do not clearly outweigh the substantial harm from inappropriateness and moderate loss of openness, such that very special circumstances do not exist.

Framework references: 154, 142

Plan policies cited: Policy RE2 of the Waverley Borough Local Plan Part 1: Strategic Policies and Sites February 2018, Policy DM14 of the Waverley Borough Local Plan Part 2: Site Allocations and Development Management Policies March 2023, Policy KP1 of the Chiddingfold Neighbourhood Plan (2013 – 2032) May 2021

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