The development proposed is redevelopment of the former Oak Tree Nurseries site to consist of a residential care home facility (40 beds) together with an extra care development (up to 110 units comprising of apartments and cottages) all within use class C2; associated communal facilities; provision of vehicular and cycle parking together with all necessary internal roads and footpaths; provision of open space and associated landscape works; and ancillary works and structures has been dismissed.
The appellant accepts that the proposal would constitute inappropriate development in the Green Belt for the purposes of the National Planning Policy Framework (the Framework) and that openness would be harmed.
In light of the above, the main issues are:
(a) The extent to which the development would harm the openness of the Green Belt and/or conflict with its purposes;
(b) The effect on the character and appearance of the area;
(c) 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
Oak Tree Nurseries, Stroude Road, Virginia Water