Reeds Hatch Farm Boundary Road, Dockenfield, FARNHAM, GU10 4ET

the demolition of the existing American barn and its replacement with a new residential dwelling

Authority: Waverley Borough Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector: Rogers J

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

The effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area, with particular regard to the Countryside beyond the Green Belt and the Area of Great Landscape Value (AGLV)

What decided it

The proposed dwelling would be significantly more visually intrusive and harmful to the character and appearance of the countryside landscape than the fallback permission, and this harm substantially and demonstrably outweighs the moderate benefits of additional housing supply.

The considerable harm to character and appearance of the Countryside beyond the Green Belt and AGLV, given substantial weight, significantly and demonstrably outweighs the moderate benefits of one additional dwelling in a location where the Council cannot demonstrate five-year housing land supply, such that the presumption in favour of sustainable development does not apply.

Framework references: 11, 12, 15, 74

Plan policies cited: Policy RE1, Policy RE3, Policy TD1, Policy RD2, Policy D1, Policy D4

Judgments cited: Gambone v SSCLG [2014] EWHC 952 (Admin)

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