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Allowed6 February 20253350600

Farnham Park Cemetery, Land at Hale Road, Farnham, GU9 9AB

Planning appeal 3350600 at Farnham Park Cemetery, Land at Hale Road, Farnham, GU9 9AB (Waverley Borough Council) was allowed on 6 February 2025 by Inspector Wildgoose G, following an inquiry. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposal is consistent with local and national policies, including having regard to the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area, the Area of Great Landscape Value and Area of High Landscape Value and Sensitivity.

‘erection of funeral ceremony building with associated landscaping and parking’

Authority
Waverley Borough Council
Appeal type
major · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Inquiry
Development
community-institutional · Other Major Developments
Inspector
Wildgoose G
Postcode
GU9 9AB

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the proposal is consistent with local and national policies, including having regard to the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area, the Area of Great Landscape Value and Area of High Landscape Value and Sensitivity

What decided it

The Inspector's finding that, despite designation as an Area of Great Landscape Value and Area of High Landscape Value and Sensitivity, the proposal—mitigated by landscaping, sensitive design and the existing fallback position for a woodland burial ground—would cause no harm to landscape character, visual amenity or heritage setting, allowing it to accord with the development plan as a whole.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy RE1Policy RE3Policy TD1Policy DM1Policy DM4Policy DM11Policy DM15Policy DM20Policy DM25Policy DM2Policy DM5Policy DM9Policy ICS1Policy HA1Policy NE1Policy NE2Policy ST1Policy CC1Policy CC2Policy CC4Policy FNP1Policy FNP10Policy FNP11Policy FNP13Policy FNP16Policy FNP17Policy FNP20Policy FNP30
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 57Paragraph 187

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