Lian Yard, Redhill Road, Cobham, Surrey, KT11 1EG

Planning appeal 3376048 at Lian Yard, Redhill Road, Cobham, Surrey, KT11 1EG (Elmbridge Borough Council) was dismissed on 3 March 2026 by Inspector Owen A, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the development is inappropriate in the Green Belt having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework and local policies.

Creation of dog exercise area to include mesh fencing, entry vestibule, mobile shelter and landscaping, and utilising existing entrance road and hardstanding for car parking

Authority: Elmbridge Borough Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: leisure-sport · Change of use
Inspector: Owen A
Postcode: KT11 1EG

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether the development is inappropriate in the Green Belt having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework and local policies
The effect of the development on openness
The effect on the character and appearance of the area
Whether the harms to the Green Belt, and any other harms, are clearly outweighed by other considerations so as to amount to the very special circumstances required to justify the development

What decided it

The development is inappropriate in the Green Belt with substantial harm to openness, and the other considerations including economic benefits and dog welfare do not clearly outweigh these harms to amount to very special circumstances.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: CS17DM2DM17
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 154Paragraph 155Paragraph 153Paragraph 88Paragraph 85

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