Stable Cottage, Hook Lane, Shere, Guildford, Surrey, GU5 9QQ

Planning appeal 3365808 at Stable Cottage, Hook Lane, Shere, Guildford, Surrey, GU5 9QQ (Surrey County Council) was dismissed on 28 October 2025 by Inspector Wilson S, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether or not the proposed development would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt, having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework and any relevant development plan policies.

the demolition of existing orangery, construction of a single storey side extension and alterations to fenestration

Authority: Surrey County Council
Appeal type: householder · Householder (HAS)
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Householder developments
Inspector: Wilson S
Postcode: GU5 9QQ

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether or not the proposed 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 proposed development on the openness of the Green Belt
If the proposed development is inappropriate development, 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 required to justify the proposed development

What decided it

The proposal would constitute inappropriate development in the Green Belt with substantial weight attached to this harm, and the moderate harm to openness was not clearly outweighed by other considerations, so very special circumstances do not exist.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy P2
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 154Paragraph 153Paragraph 55

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