®Planning appeal decision
Hyde Lodge Hyde Lane, Churt, Farnham, GU10 2LP
Planning appeal 3329719 at Hyde Lodge Hyde Lane, Churt, Farnham, GU10 2LP (Waverley Borough Council) was dismissed on 25 June 2024 by Inspector Buchanan R, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the proposal is inappropriate development in the Green Belt, including its effect on openness and the purposes of including land within it, having regard to local and national planning policy.
use of converted ancillary building known as The Shed as an independent residential dwelling
- Authority
- Waverley Borough Council
- Appeal type
- householder · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Buchanan R
- Postcode
- GU10 2LP
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the proposal is inappropriate development in the Green Belt, including its effect on openness and the purposes of including land within it, having regard to local and national planning policy
- whether the dwelling would be in a suitable location having regard to the development plan spatial strategy, including for rural areas
- its effect on the character or appearance of the immediate area
- whether any harm by reason of inappropriateness, and any other harm, would be clearly outweighed by other considerations so as to amount to very special circumstances required to justify the proposal
What decided it
The proposal is inappropriate development in the Green Belt that would harm openness and subdivide a contiguous garden, and this substantial harm together with significant harm to character and location was not clearly outweighed by the modest housing supply benefit of a single dwelling.
The substantial harm to the Green Belt by reason of inappropriateness and significant harm to character and appearance and countryside location were not clearly outweighed by the modest housing supply benefit of a single dwelling, so very special circumstances do not exist.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy RE2Policy SP2Policy DM15
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11Paragraph 152Paragraph 153Paragraph 154Paragraph 155
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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