®Planning appeal decision
2 Carters Lane Cottages, Carters Lane, Old Woking, Surrey, GU22 8JQ
Planning appeal 6005476 at 2 Carters Lane Cottages, Carters Lane, Old Woking, Surrey, GU22 8JQ (Woking Borough Council) was dismissed on 17 April 2026 by Inspector Praine N, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the appeal proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework and relevant development plan policies.
a new timber carport with a dual pitched roof and overall height of 3300mm located in front of the main elevation
- Authority
- Woking Borough Council
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- other · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Praine N
- Postcode
- GU22 8JQ
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the appeal proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework and relevant development plan policies
- The effect of the appeal proposal on the openness of the Green Belt
- The effect of the appeal proposal on the character and appearance of the area including the significance of 1 and 2 Carters Lane Cottages as a non-designated heritage asset
- Whether any harm by reason of inappropriateness, and any other harm, would be clearly outweighed by other considerations so as to amount to the very special circumstances required to justify the appeal proposal
What decided it
The substantial weight given to harm to the Green Belt by inappropriateness, loss of openness, and harm to character and appearance including the heritage asset was not clearly outweighed by the moderate and neutral benefits of the proposal.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy CS6Policy CS20Policy CS21Policy CS24Policy DM13Policy DM20
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 142Paragraph 153Paragraph 154
How the Inspector dealt with each one is set out in the app, in order: the development plan, national policy, housing land supply, other considerations and the planning balance, beside the letter.
See how each was appliedThe decision letter
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