The Barn, Tilford Road, Churt, Farnham, Surrey, GU10 2LT

Planning appeal 3337004 at The Barn, Tilford Road, Churt, Farnham, Surrey, GU10 2LT (Waverley Borough Council) was dismissed on 10 July 2024 by Inspector Buchanan R, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the dwelling would be in a suitable location, having regard to the development plan spatial strategy and travel modes.

conversion of the existing barn to a dwelling following demolition of part of the barn and the stables and associated works

Authority: Waverley Borough Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector: Buchanan R
Postcode: GU10 2LT

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

whether the dwelling would be in a suitable location, having regard to the development plan spatial strategy and travel modes
the effect of the proposal on the Surrey Hills National Landscape and an Area of Great Landscape Value

What decided it

The application of NPPF policies protecting the Surrey Hills National Landscape provides a clear reason for refusing the proposal, so the tilted balance does not apply and the modest benefits of a single dwelling do not outweigh the substantial harm to landscape and the conflict with the spatial strategy.

The modest benefits of housing delivery and ecology enhancement were outweighed by the substantial harm to the Surrey Hills National Landscape and Area of Great Landscape Value and the unjustified proliferation of housing in the countryside contrary to the spatial strategy, with the SHNL protection providing a clear reason for refusal that displaces the tilted balance.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy SP2Policy RE3
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 11

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