Planning appeal decision
Brooklands Farm, Bramley, GU5 0LW
Planning appeal 3267787 at Brooklands Farm, Bramley, GU5 0LW (Waverley Borough Council) was allowed on 6 January 2022 by Inspector O'Doherty A, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt for the purposes of the Framework and development plan policy.
described on the application form as, “replacement agricultural barn, to be rebuilt in accordance with alterations approved under application WA/2019/1739 (partially retrospective)
- Authority
- Waverley Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- agricultural · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- O'Doherty A
- Postcode
- GU5 0LW
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt for the purposes of the Framework and development plan policy
- the effect of the proposal on ecology, including protected species
What decided it
The specific evidence of agricultural uses being undertaken at Brooklands Farm and the intended use of the barn for agricultural storage purposes brought the proposal within the exception for agricultural buildings in the Green Belt under paragraph 149(a) of the Framework.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy RE2Policy NE1
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 149Paragraph 174
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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