Planning appeal decision
East Keffolds, Bunch Lane, Haslemere, Surrey, GU21 1AJ
Planning appeal 3366663 at East Keffolds, Bunch Lane, Haslemere, Surrey, GU21 1AJ (Waverley Borough Council) was allowed on 17 December 2025 by Inspector Bowyer J, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether or not the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt.
internal and external works to single-storey extension. Construction of new garage
- Authority
- Waverley Borough Council
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Bowyer J
- Postcode
- GU27 1AJ
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether or not the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt
What decided it
The garage would constitute infilling of previously developed land that would cause only moderate, not substantial, harm to Green Belt openness when assessed in spatial and visual terms, thereby qualifying as an exception to inappropriate development under Framework paragraph 154(g).
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy RE2Policy DM14
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 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.
See how each was appliedThe decision letter
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