Atv Go Karts , Blackstroud Lane East, Lightwater, Surrey, GU18 5XR

Planning appeal 3370563 at Atv Go Karts , Blackstroud Lane East, Lightwater, Surrey, GU18 5XR (Surrey Heath Borough Council) was allowed on 6 February 2026 by Inspector Bowden N, following a hearing. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework (the Framework) and relevant development plan policies.

the demolition of the 3 existing buildings (Sui Generis), with the erection of two replacement buildings to be used as a flexible Class B8/E use

Authority: Surrey Heath Borough Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Hearing
Development: employment-industrial · Change of use
Inspector: Bowden N
Postcode: GU18 5XR

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework (the Framework) and relevant development plan policies
whether the location of the site outside an established settlement area and/or Core Employment Area would be suitable having regard to the employment generating characteristics of the proposal and whether this is a sustainable location
the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area

What decided it

The proposal fell within the paragraph 154 g) exception as redevelopment of previously developed land that would not cause substantial harm to the openness of the Green Belt, so it was not inappropriate development.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy CP1Policy CP2Policy CP8Policy DM1Policy DM9
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 142Paragraph 154Paragraph 56Paragraph 57

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