Planning appeal decision
Cernunnos , Hermitage Bridge, Woking, Surrey, GU21 8XP
Planning appeal 3367606 at Cernunnos , Hermitage Bridge, Woking, Surrey, GU21 8XP (Woking Borough Council) was dismissed on 29 August 2025 by Inspector De Freitas Terceiro P, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the development is inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework and any relevant development plan policies.
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- Authority
- Woking Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- other · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- De Freitas Terceiro P
- Postcode
- GU21 8XP
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the development is inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework and any relevant development plan policies
- the effect of the development on the openness of the Green Belt
- the effect of the development on trees
- whether any 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 development
What decided it
The development is inappropriate development in the Green Belt that causes moderate harm to openness and fails to adequately demonstrate the effect on trees, and these harms are not clearly outweighed by other considerations so as to constitute very special circumstances.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- CS6DM13CS21DM2
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 154Paragraph 155
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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