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Dismissed29 June 20266007101

The Cottage, Byfleet Road, Cobham, KT111DS

Planning appeal 6007101 at The Cottage, Byfleet Road, Cobham, KT111DS (Elmbridge Borough Council) was dismissed on 29 June 2026 by Inspector A M Nilsson, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether or not the development is inappropriate development in the Green Belt, having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework and any relevant development plan policies.

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Authority
Elmbridge Borough Council
Appeal type
householder · Householder
Procedure
Written
Development
other
Inspector
A M Nilsson
Postcode
KT11 1DS

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether or not the development is inappropriate development in the Green Belt, having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework and any relevant development plan policies
  • The effect of the development on the openness of the Green Belt
  • If the development is inappropriate development, whether the harm by reason of inappropriateness, and any other harm, is clearly outweighed by other considerations to amount to the very special circumstances required to justify the development

What decided it

The development constitutes inappropriate development in the Green Belt and the substantial weight to be given to this harm is not clearly outweighed by other considerations, so very special circumstances do not exist.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy DM17
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 154Paragraph 153

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