Planning appeal decision
2 Crondall Heights Farnham Road, Ewshot, Farnham, GU10 5AY
Planning appeal 3312328 at 2 Crondall Heights Farnham Road, Ewshot, Farnham, GU10 5AY (Hart District Council) was dismissed on 13 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.
retrospective application for retention of existing shed/outbuilding and consequential change in use of land for residential use
- Authority
- Hart District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Other minor developments
- 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 outbuilding's prominent visibility from the Public Footpath and its location as an unjustified extension of residential curtilage into open countryside causes unmitigated harm to the character and appearance of the area contrary to local plan and national policy.
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.
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