®Planning appeal decision
Mossy Copse, Smithwood Common Rd, Cranleigh, GU6 8QR
change of use of existing residential annexe and storage outbuilding to provide an independent dwelling; erection of single storey link extension to consolidate existing built form with associated landscaping works
- Authority
- Waverley Borough Council
- Appeal type
- Planning
- Procedure
- Written
- Development
- residential
- Postcode
- GU6 8QR
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework 2024 and any relevant development plan policies including the effect of the proposal on the openness of the Green Belt
- The effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area
- Whether the development would be in a sustainable location
- 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 proposal
What decided it
The substantial harm to Green Belt openness and the failure to demonstrate very special circumstances that would clearly outweigh the totality of harm to the Green Belt, character and appearance, and sustainable location.
The modest benefits of housing provision and environmental improvements do not clearly outweigh the substantial harm to the Green Belt, harm to character and appearance, and unsustainable location; the Green Belt policies provide a strong reason for refusal and the presumption in favour of sustainable development does not apply.
Framework references: 11, 84, 110, 115, 154, 155
Plan policies cited: Policy RE2, Policy DM14, Policy TD1, Policy DM4, Policy DM15, Policy DM1, Policy ST1, Policy DM9
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.