®Planning appeal decision
Well Meadows Pickhurst Road, Chiddingfold, GODALMING, GU8 4TG
change of use and alterations to agricultural barn, stable building and home office/garden room building to a single residential dwelling together with amenity space and car parking
- Authority
- Waverley Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Cahalane R
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the location of the proposed dwelling would be suitable having regard to local planning policy and accessibility
- the effect on the character and appearance of the surrounding area
- the effect on protected species and habitats and those of conservation concern
What decided it
The serious shortfall in housing supply (1.28 years) and the proposal's compliance with NPPF paragraph 84(c) through reuse of redundant buildings and enhancement of the immediate setting outweighed the conflict with development plan policies on location and accessibility.
The harm arising from reliance on the private car for a single dwelling in a rural location did not significantly and demonstrably outweigh the benefits of housing delivery, building reuse, and economic benefits when assessed against the Framework, with the presumption in favour of sustainable development applying.
Framework references: 11, 84, 110
Plan policies cited: Policy SP2 of the Local Plan Part 1: Strategic Policies and Sites 2018, Policy DM15 of the Local Plan Part 2: Site Allocations and Development Management Policies 2023, Policy TD1 of the Local Plan Part 1, Policy RE3 of the Local Plan Part 1, Policy DM1 of the Local Plan Part 2, Policy DM4 of the Local Plan Part 2, Policy NE1 of the Local Plan Part 1, Policy H5 of the Chiddingfold Neighbourhood Plan 2021, Policy BE1 of the Chiddingfold Neighbourhood Plan 2021, Policy BE2 of the Chiddingfold Neighbourhood Plan 2021, Policy CC1 of the Local Plan Part 1, Policy CC2 of the Local Plan Part 1, Policy DM2 of the Local Plan Part 2
Judgments cited: Braintree DC v SSCLG, Greyread Ltd & Granville Developments Ltd [2018] EWCA Civ 610; City and Country Bramshill Ltd v SSHLG and others [2021] EWCA Civ 320
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.