Planning appeal decision
Ashurst Barn Farm Lickfold Road, Fernhurst, Haslemere, GU27 3JB
Planning appeal 3316776 at Ashurst Barn Farm Lickfold Road, Fernhurst, Haslemere, GU27 3JB (South Downs) was allowed on 26 September 2023 by Inspector Redford R, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposed development would constitute an annex.
to extend an existing stable black and store and convert it into a two bedroom annex
- Authority
- South Downs
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Redford R
- Postcode
- GU27 3JB
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposed development would constitute an annex
- Its effect on the character and appearance of the area with regard to the Fernhurst Conservation Area and the South Downs National Park
What decided it
The proposal would constitute an annex with functional and physical dependency on the main dwelling, would preserve the character and appearance of the conservation area and national park, and would comply with the development plan when read as a whole.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy SD31Policy SD5Policy SD12Policy SD15Policy SD7Policy SD8Policy SD9Policy SD10Policy SD2Policy SD4Policy SD6Policy SD11Policy SD1
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 176Paragraph 189Paragraph 199Paragraph 203
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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