®Planning appeal decision
Land adjoining West Farm, Tongham Road , Runfold, Farnham, GU10 1PJ
erection of 2 no. three bedroom detached dwellings and 2 no. detached single garages
- Authority
- Waverley Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Guest H
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the proposal on the significance of nearby listed buildings, West Farmhouse and barn to the south west
- the intrinsic rural character and beauty of the countryside
What decided it
The harm to the significance of the Grade II listed West Farmhouse and barn, which is not outweighed by the modest contribution of 2 dwellings to housing supply, contrary to paragraph 202 of the NPPF and development plan policy.
the less than substantial harm to the significance of the listed buildings outweighed the modest contribution of 2 dwellings to housing supply, particularly given the great weight required by paragraph 199 of the NPPF to the conservation of designated heritage assets
Framework references: 199, 202, 11
Plan policies cited: Policy HA1 of the Waverley Local Plan (Part 1) (2018), retained Policy HE3 of the Waverley Local Plan 2002, Policy RE1 of the Local Plan, Policy TD1 of the Local Plan, retained Policy D1 of the Local Plan 2022, retained Policy D4 of the Local Plan 2022, Policy FNP10 of the Farnham Neighbourhood Plan (2020), Policy FNP11 of the Farnham Neighbourhood Plan (2020)
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.