®Planning appeal decision
Allowed22 October 20253369022
31 Blackhills, Esher, Surrey, KT10 9JP
rear, side and roof extensions
- Authority
- Elmbridge Borough Council
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Knight A
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposal would constitute inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework and any relevant development plan policies
- The effect on the openness of the Green Belt
- Whether any 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 proposal
What decided it
The existence of a realistic fallback position (the lawful scheme) that would result in greater harm to Green Belt openness than the appeal scheme provided the very special circumstances necessary to justify the inappropriate development.
Framework references: 154, 55
Plan policies cited: Policy DM18
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.