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Dismissed21 June 20213262641

Land at Lower Weybourne Lane, Badshot Lea, Farnham, GU9 9LQ

Planning appeal 3262641 at Land at Lower Weybourne Lane, Badshot Lea, Farnham, GU9 9LQ (Waverley Borough Council) was dismissed on 21 June 2021 by Inspector Coffey L, following an inquiry. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the surrounding area.

Outline Application for residential development of up to 140 dwellings with all matters reserved except for access

Authority
Waverley Borough Council
Appeal type
major · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Inquiry
Development
residential · Major dwellings
Inspector
Coffey L
Postcode
GU9 9LQ

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • The effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the surrounding area
  • Whether the proposal would comply with the development plan, including policies that seek to safeguard the countryside from inappropriate development, prevent coalescence and maintain the separate identity of Badshot Lea and Weybourne
  • The 5 year housing land supply position
  • The need for affordable housing

What decided it

The proposal's conflict with the recently made Farnham Neighbourhood Plan's countryside and coalescence policies, engaging the paragraph 14 neighbourhood plan protection, meant the adverse impacts significantly and demonstrably outweighed the housing benefits.

The considerable benefits of market and affordable housing delivery were outweighed by the considerable weight given to harm from conflict with the countryside protection and anti-coalescence policies of the Farnham Neighbourhood Plan, such that adverse impacts significantly and demonstrably outweighed the benefits when assessed against the Framework as a whole.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy SP1Policy SP2Policy ALH1Policy AHL1Policy RE1Policy RE3Policy FNP10Policy FNP11Policy FNP12Policy FNP16Policy FNP17Policy FNP20Policy NE3saved policy NRM6
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 11Paragraph 14Paragraph 15Paragraph 170

How the Inspector dealt with each one is set out in the app, in order: the development plan, national policy, housing land supply, other considerations and the planning balance, beside the letter.

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