Planning appeal decision
Linwood Farnham Road, Ewshot, Farnham, GU10 5AY
Planning appeal 3307769 at Linwood Farnham Road, Ewshot, Farnham, GU10 5AY (Hart District Council) was dismissed on 15 June 2023 by Inspector Roberts G, 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.
retention of play equipment and change of use of land to residential use/garden
- Authority
- Hart District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Roberts G
- Postcode
- GU10 5AY
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area
What decided it
The proposal results in an unacceptable domestication of open agricultural land and an unjustified encroachment of the residential curtilage into the countryside, causing demonstrable harm to the character and appearance of the area contrary to development plan policies and the Framework.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- NBE2NBE9GEN1
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 8Paragraph 174
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.
See how each was appliedThe decision letter
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