®Planning appeal decision
Langhurst Farm Lodkin Hill, Hascombe, GODALMING, GU8 4JP
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
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.
Framework references: 11, 154, 155
Plan policies cited: Policy RE3, Policy EE1, Policy RE2, Policy BNP-L3, Policy BNP-G1
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.