Yard Farm Livery Stables, Barn, North Breache Lane, Ewhurst , GU6 7SN

Planning appeal 3294224 at Yard Farm Livery Stables, Barn, North Breache Lane, Ewhurst , GU6 7SN (Waverley Borough Council) was allowed on 16 March 2023 by Inspector Praine N, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area, having particular regard to the site's location within the countryside as an Area of Great Landscape Value (AGLV).

a change of use from agricultural barn to light industrial (Use Class E) and storage & distribution (Use Class B8)

Authority: Waverley Borough Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: employment-industrial · Change of use
Inspector: Praine N
Postcode: GU6 7SN

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area, having particular regard to the site's location within the countryside as an Area of Great Landscape Value (AGLV)
the living conditions of the neighbouring occupants with particular reference to noise and disturbance

What decided it

The proposed development would not cause unacceptable harm to the character and appearance of the countryside AGLV or to neighbouring living conditions, and complies with development plan policies supporting rural economic development through building re-use.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Retained Policies D1 and D4 of the Waverley Borough Council Local Plan 2002Policies RE1, RE3 and TD1 of the Waverley Borough Local Plan Part 1: Strategic Policies and Sites (2018)Policies EEG3 and EEG4 of the Ewhurst and Ellens Green Neighbourhood Plan 2022

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