®Planning appeal decision
Tap Farm, Orestan Lane, Effingham, KT24 5SJ
the change of use from barn to personal storage and insertion of EV chargers to north and south elevations.Decision1. The appeal is allowed and planning permission is granted for change of use from barn to personal storage and insertion of EV chargers to north and south elevations at Tap Farm, Effingham, Surrey KT24 5SJ in accordance with the terms of the application, Ref 23/P/01175, and the plans submitted with it, subject to the conditions in the attached schedule
- Authority
- Guildford Borough Council
- Appeal type
- other · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- other · Unknown
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the development on ecological interests
- the effect on highway safety
What decided it
The barn's unsuitability for protected species and the minimal traffic generation from personal storage use compared to previous equestrian activities that had operated safely on the access for many years.
Plan policies cited: Policy P6 of the Guildford Borough Local Plan: Development Management Policies 2023, Policy ID3 of the Guildford Borough Local Plan: Strategy and Sites 2019
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.