Planning appeal decision
Land South East of Forest Mead, Linchmere, Haslemere, GU27 3NE
Planning appeal 3342746 at Land South East of Forest Mead, Linchmere, Haslemere, GU27 3NE (South Downs) was dismissed on 23 January 2025 by Inspector De Freitas Terceiro P, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the proposed use falls within the permitted development rights under Schedule 2, Part 3, Class R of the General Permitted Development (England) Order 2015 (as amended).
class R application for change of use of agricultural building to Class C1 (hotels)
- Authority
- South Downs
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- leisure-sport · Change of use
- Inspector
- De Freitas Terceiro P
- Postcode
- GU27 3NE
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the proposed use falls within the permitted development rights under Schedule 2, Part 3, Class R of the General Permitted Development (England) Order 2015 (as amended)
- if so, whether the prior approval details relating to transport and highway impacts, noise impacts, and contamination risks on the site would be acceptable
What decided it
The appellant failed to provide robust evidence that the building was used solely for agricultural purposes as part of an established agricultural unit on the relevant date, as required by Class R of the GPDO.
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