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Dismissed28 August 20253368605

Hillcrest Pyle Hill, Woking, GU22 0SR

Planning appeal 3368605 at Hillcrest Pyle Hill, Woking, GU22 0SR (Woking Borough Council) was dismissed on 28 August 2025 by Inspector Ellis G, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether or not the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt.

Erection of a single-storey rear extension, raising of the ridge height to accommodate a lift to the first-floor accommodation, rear rooflights, solar panels, and associated works

Authority
Woking Borough Council
Appeal type
householder · Householder (HAS)
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Householder developments
Inspector
Ellis G
Postcode
GU22 0SR

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • whether or not the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt
  • if inappropriate development, the effect of the proposal on the openness of the Green Belt
  • if the proposal 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' which would be necessary to justify it

What decided it

The disproportionate scale of the extensions (205-211.8% increase in volume) exceeds the policy threshold and constitutes inappropriate Green Belt development that is not justified by very special circumstances.

The harm to the Green Belt by reason of inappropriateness and limited harm to openness, to which substantial weight was attached, was not clearly outweighed by the moderate weight given to the appellant's personal health and mobility circumstances and other considerations such as landscaping and energy efficiency benefits.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
CS6DM13
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 154Paragraph 154CParagraph 155

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