Planning appeal decision
Land Known As 17 Frensham Road, Lower Bourne, Farnham, Surrey, GU9 8HF
Planning appeal 3291680 at Land Known As 17 Frensham Road, Lower Bourne, Farnham, Surrey, GU9 8HF (Waverley Borough Council) was dismissed on 18 November 2022 by Inspector Dean S, following a hearing. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the appeal development on the character and appearance of the area.
Erection of a dwelling
- Authority
- Waverley Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Hearing
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Dean S
- Postcode
- GU9 8HF
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the appeal development on the character and appearance of the area
- The effect of the appeal development on the setting and significance of nearby heritage assets
What decided it
The unacceptable harm caused by the siting, height and materials of the appeal development to the character and appearance of the area.
The adverse impact on character and appearance significantly and demonstrably outweighed the benefit of a single private dwelling, so the presumption in favour of sustainable development did not apply.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy TD1Policy FNP1Policy FNP8Policy FNP9Policy D1Policy D4Policy HA1Policy HE2Policy HE3
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11Paragraph 55
- Judgments
- R (Holborn Studios Ltd) v Hackney LBC [2017] EWHC 2823 (Admin)
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.
See how each was appliedThe decision letter
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The main issues, what decided it, the planning balance and the policies and judgments listed as cited are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro and are our summary, not the Inspector’s words; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.
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