Land Adjacent to The Royal Standard, Stroude Road, Virginia Water, Surrey, GU25 4BU

Planning appeal 3374993 at Land Adjacent to The Royal Standard, Stroude Road, Virginia Water, Surrey, GU25 4BU (Runnymede Borough Council) was dismissed on 30 January 2026 by Inspector Heppell J, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the development on highway safety.

the rebuilding of an existing single storey barn with additional floor space for mixed use as storage, ancillary office space and a private gym”

Authority: Runnymede Borough Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: employment-industrial · Other minor developments
Inspector: Heppell J
Postcode: GU25 4BU

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

the effect of the development on highway safety
whether the appeal site is grey belt land and whether the development would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt, having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework and development plan policies
the effect of the development on the character and appearance of the area

What decided it

The development would have an unacceptable effect on highway safety due to the use of a substandard access with visibility splays that cannot be reliably secured and maintained.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy SD4Policy EE17Policy EE1
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 110Paragraph 115Paragraph 116Paragraph 135Paragraph 139Paragraph 143Paragraph 154Paragraph 155

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