Planning appeal decision
Burrows Farm, Burrows Lane, Gomshall, Guildford, GU5 9QE
Planning appeal 3306771 at Burrows Farm, Burrows Lane, Gomshall, Guildford, GU5 9QE (Guildford Borough Council) was dismissed on 24 March 2023 by Inspector Cowley R, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the host dwelling and surrounding area.
two storey extension
- Authority
- Guildford Borough Council
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Cowley R
- Postcode
- GU5 9QE
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the host dwelling and surrounding area
What decided it
The proposed extension would harm the character and appearance of the host dwelling and surrounding area by obscuring the barn's distinctive features and creating an incongruous relationship with the existing structure, contrary to development plan policies and the NPPF.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy D1 of the Guildford Borough Local Plan: Strategy and Sites 2015-2034 Adopted 25th April 2019Policy G5 of the Guildford Borough Local Plan Adopted January 2003
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 12
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.
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