Hillsway, Downside Common Road,, Downside, Cobham, KT11 3NP

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

• whether the proposed development would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework and any relevant development plan policies
• the effect of the proposed development upon the openness of the Green Belt
• if the proposed development would be inappropriate, whether the harm by reason of inappropriateness, and any other harm, is clearly outweighed by other considerations, so as to amount to the very special circumstances necessary to justify the proposal

What decided it

The substantial weight given to harm to the Green Belt by reason of inappropriateness was not clearly outweighed by other considerations, and very special circumstances did not exist to justify the development.