Lemans Barn Farm , Wykehurst Lane , Ewhurst, Cranleigh, GU6 7PF

Planning appeal 3283914 at Lemans Barn Farm , Wykehurst Lane , Ewhurst, Cranleigh, GU6 7PF (Waverley Borough Council) was allowed on 1 July 2022 by Inspector Jones M, following a hearing. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area, with reference to the Area of Great Landscape Value (the AGLV), the setting of the Surrey Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (the AONB) and protected trees.

‘For a new siting of the dwelling approved by WA/2018/2132 and associated landscaping works’

Authority: Waverley Borough Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Hearing
Development: residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector: Jones M
Postcode: GU6 7PF

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area, with reference to the Area of Great Landscape Value (the AGLV), the setting of the Surrey Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (the AONB) and protected trees
the effect of the proposal on the integrity of the Ancient Woodland as an irreplaceable habitat

What decided it

The Inspector concluded that, subject to appropriately worded conditions and a Unilateral Undertaking preventing a net increase in housing, the proposal would cause no unacceptable harm to the landscape, the AONB setting, protected trees, or the integrity of the adjacent Ancient Woodland.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy NE2Policy RE1Policy RE3Policy TD1Policy D1Policy D4Policy D6Policy D7Policy NE1Policy CC2
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 176Paragraph 180
Judgments: Bernard Wheatcroft Ltd v Secretary of State for the Environment and Another (1980)

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