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Allowed5 October 20266012736

The Cottage, Blanket Mill Farm, Goose Rye Road, Worplesdon, Guildford, GU3 3RQ

Planning appeal 6012736 at The Cottage, Blanket Mill Farm, Goose Rye Road, Worplesdon, Guildford, GU3 3RQ (Guildford Borough Council) was allowed on 5 October 2026, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the development on the openness of the Green Belt.

a first floor extension and single storey rear extension together with associated alterations

Authority
Guildford Borough Council
Appeal type
householder · Householder
Procedure
Written
Development
residential
Postcode
GU3 3RQ

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • The effect of the development on the openness of the Green Belt
  • 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 development

What decided it

The fallback position, which would be more harmful to the Green Belt's openness, provided sufficient weight to clearly outweigh the substantial harm caused by the appeal scheme and establish very special circumstances.

The substantial harm to the Green Belt by reason of inappropriateness and effect on openness was clearly outweighed by the significant weight afforded to the fallback position, which would be more harmful, thereby establishing very special circumstances to justify the development.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy GB7Policy P2 of the Guildford Borough Local Plan: Strategy and Sites (2019)Policy P7 of the Guildford Borough Local Plan: Development Management Policies (2023)

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