Medlar Cottage, Thorncombe Street, Bramley, GU5 0NB

demolition of an existing dwelling and the erection of a replacement dwelling and part relocation of the driveway

Authority: Waverley Borough Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning
Procedure: Written
Development: residential
Postcode: GU5 0NB

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether the proposed development would conserve and enhance the landscape and scenic beauty of the Surrey Hills National Landscape
Whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt, having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework and relevant development plan policies

What decided it

The proposed development would fail to conserve and enhance the landscape and scenic beauty of the Surrey Hills National Landscape due to its excessive scale, massing, and light spill, which constitutes planning harm that outweighs the limited benefits of the scheme.

Framework references: 11, 154

Plan policies cited: Policy RE3, Policy TD1, Policy DM1, Policy DM4, Policy RE2, Policy DM14

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