Land at 481930 143953, Wrecclesham Hill, Farnham, Hampshire, GU10 4JX

Part Retrospective application for the change of use of land for storage containers for personal storage use for 58 containers, and the future expansion for a further 96 containers Total of 154 units of various sizes

Authority: Waverley Borough Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: employment-industrial · Change of use
Inspector: Wilson D

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

The effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area

What decided it

The existing commercial use of the site, combined with effective screening from surrounding units and vegetation, meant the proposed expansion would not harm the character and appearance of the area or appear as an encroachment into open countryside.

Framework references: 187

Plan policies cited: Policy RE1 of the Waverley Borough Local Plan Part 1: Strategic Policies and Sites February 2018, Policy DM15 of the Waverley Borough Local Plan Part 2: Site Allocations and Development Management Policies March 2023, Policy FNP20 of the Farnham Neighbourhood Plan 2013-2032 Updated for March 2020 Referendum January 2020

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