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Dismissed2 September 20243315304

Langhurst Farm Lodkin Hill, Hascombe, Godalming, GU8 4JP

Planning appeal 3315304 at Langhurst Farm Lodkin Hill, Hascombe, Godalming, GU8 4JP (Waverley Borough Council) was dismissed on 2 September 2024 by Inspector Butcher C, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the impact of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area, including the scenic beauty of the Surrey Hills National Landscape, with particular regard to traffic movements.

a change of use from agricultural to business (Class E (g)) to provide up to 350 square metres of floorspace in Barn A and 170 square metres of floorspace in Barn B, alterations to barns to include partial demolition and cladding, removal of grain silo, and hard and soft landscaping (part retrospective)

Authority
Waverley Borough Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
employment-industrial · Change of use
Inspector
Butcher C
Postcode
GU8 4JP

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • the impact of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area, including the scenic beauty of the Surrey Hills National Landscape, with particular regard to traffic movements
  • whether the proposed development would be in a suitable location, having regard to development plan policies
  • whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt for the purposes of the development plan and the National Planning Policy Framework, including the effect upon the openness of the Green Belt

What decided it

The significant increase in vehicular traffic movements would cause substantial harm to the character and appearance of the Surrey Hills National Landscape, to which great weight must be given, and this harm combined with the unsuitability of the location under neighbourhood plan policy could not be outweighed by the limited economic and environmental benefits.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy RE3Policy EE1Policy RE2Policy BNP-L3Policy BNP-G1
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 11Paragraph 154Paragraph 155

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