®Planning appeal decision
Wynchfield Pickhurst Road, Chiddingfold, Chiddingfold, GU8 4TG
Planning appeal 3334588 at Wynchfield Pickhurst Road, Chiddingfold, Chiddingfold, GU8 4TG (Waverley Borough Council) was dismissed on 26 July 2024 by Inspector Redford R, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the appeal site is a suitable location for the proposed development having regard to relevant policies relating to the countryside and accessibility.
alterations to existing ancillary barn, replacement of existing stables with single storey extension and change of use to a two bedroom dwelling
- Authority
- Waverley Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Redford R
- Postcode
- GU8 4TG
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the appeal site is a suitable location for the proposed development having regard to relevant policies relating to the countryside and accessibility
- whether the proposal would preserve the Grade II listed building known as the Barn 10 yards southwest of Wynchfield, its setting, and any of the features of special architectural or historic interest that it possesses, along with the setting of the Grade II listed building known as Wynchfield, and the 'curtilage listed' cowshed
- whether the proposal would provide acceptable living conditions for future occupiers with specific regard to privacy
- whether the proposal would affect protected species
What decided it
The less than substantial harm at the higher end to the significance of the heritage assets, which in accordance with paragraph 205 of the Framework must attract great weight, was not outweighed by the limited public benefits of providing one additional dwelling.
The limited public benefits of housing delivery and economic/social benefits of a single dwelling were outweighed by the less than substantial harm at the higher end to heritage significance, which attracted great weight in accordance with paragraph 205 of the Framework.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy SP2Policy DM15Policy HA1Policy DM20Policy BE6Policy TD1Policy DM5Policy BE1Policy NE1Policy DM1
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11Paragraph 208Paragraph 205
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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