Planning appeal decision
Land Opposite Red Stream Cottage Birtley Road , Birtley Green, Bramley, Surrey., GU5 0LE
Planning appeal 3375655 at Land Opposite Red Stream Cottage Birtley Road , Birtley Green, Bramley, Surrey., GU5 0LE (Waverley Borough Council) was dismissed on 6 February 2026 by Inspector Simms S, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the land is used for the purposes of forestry.
the erection of an agricultural/forestry storage building
- Authority
- Waverley Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- agricultural · Minor general industry/storage/warehousing
- Inspector
- Simms S
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the land is used for the purposes of forestry
- whether part of the development would be within 25 metres of the metalled portion of a classified road
- whether the building would be used for storing fuel not produced on the land
What decided it
The land is not currently used for the purposes of forestry and the building would store fuel not produced on the land, both of which are required conditions for the development to constitute permitted development under Schedule 2, Part 6, Class E.
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