®Planning appeal decision
Legend Acres, River Lane, Farnham, GU9 8UD
use of land for an additional 8 pitches for gypsy/traveller accommodation
- Authority
- Waverley Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Hearing
- Development
- caravan-gypsy · Minor traveller and caravan pitches
- Inspector
- Pannell G
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the development would be at risk from flooding
- the effect of the development on the character and appearance of the area
- whether the development would provide acceptable living conditions for future occupiers, with particular reference to air quality
What decided it
The failure to satisfy the flood risk exception test, resulting in significant harm to the living conditions of future occupiers from flood risk, outweighed the benefits of the scheme.
The benefits of addressing the shortfall in gypsy and traveller pitch supply and the equality implications for future occupiers were outweighed by the significant harm arising from flood risk, so the appeal was dismissed.
Framework references: 162, 167, 175
Plan policies cited: Policy CC4, Policy DM1, Policy FNP1, Policy TD1, Policy RE1, Policy RE3, Policy FNP10, Policy FNP11
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.