Planning appeal decision
Land Opposite - 12 Old Park Lane, Farnham, GU9 0AH
Planning appeal 3336021 at Land Opposite - 12 Old Park Lane, Farnham, GU9 0AH (Waverley Borough Council) was allowed on 16 October 2024 by Inspector Price A, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the surrounding area.
Erection of an extension and alterations to ancillary outbuilding to form a dwelling with associated garden and alterations to access
- Authority
- Waverley Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Price A
- Postcode
- GU9 0AH
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the surrounding area
- the effect of the proposed development on parking provision
What decided it
The proposed development's modest scale, careful siting and design would allow it to assimilate acceptably into the established semi-rural character of the area whilst maintaining the openness and tranquillity of the landscape and the settings of nearby listed buildings.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy RE1Policy RE3Policy TD1Policy ST1Policy DM1Policy DM4Policy DM15
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 57
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.
See how each was appliedThe decision letter
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The main issues, what decided it, the planning balance and the policies and judgments listed as cited are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro and are our summary, not the Inspector’s words; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.
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