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Dismissed7 October 20253363996

Runtley Wood Farm Runtley Wood Lane, Sutton Green, Guildford, GU4 7QQ

Planning appeal 3363996 at Runtley Wood Farm Runtley Wood Lane, Sutton Green, Guildford, GU4 7QQ (Woking Borough Council) was dismissed on 7 October 2025 by Inspector Rawle S, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether or not the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt and the effect of the proposal on the openness of the Green Belt having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework and any other relevant development plan policies.

the relocation of track to centre of the site together with the installation of a substation to serve residential development permitted under ref Plan/2024/0190

Authority
Woking Borough Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
utilities-energy · Other minor developments
Inspector
Rawle S
Postcode
GU4 7QQ

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether or not the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt and the effect of the proposal on the openness of the Green Belt having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework and any other relevant development plan policies
  • The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area
  • Whether or not the proposal would result in an unacceptable risk of flooding
  • 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 development

What decided it

The proposal constitutes inappropriate development in the Green Belt that fails to preserve openness and harms character and appearance, with no very special circumstances to justify it, as the substation location is not essential and less harmful alternatives exist.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy CS6Policy DM13Policy CS21Policy CS24Policy CS9
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 154

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