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Allowed7 November 20253357835

Hillside Stables, Hillside Road, Farnham, GU10 3AJ

Planning appeal 3357835 at Hillside Stables, Hillside Road, Farnham, GU10 3AJ (Waverley Borough Council) was allowed on 7 November 2025 by Inspector Coles C, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area and whether the proposal would lead to the coalescence of settlements.

alterations to convert an existing stable block, tack room and hay barn to provide a single independent dwelling together with landscaping and associated works

Authority
Waverley Borough Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Change of use
Inspector
Coles C
Postcode
GU10 3AJ

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area and whether the proposal would lead to the coalescence of settlements

What decided it

The conversion of existing buildings on a site already containing built form and mature screening would not have a detrimental effect on character and appearance or lead to settlement coalescence, distinguishing it from new dwelling proposals in open countryside.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy RE1 of the Waverley Borough Local Plan (Part 1) Strategic Policies and Sites 2018Policy DM15 of the Waverley Borough Local Plan (Part 2) Site Allocations and Development Management Policies 2023Policy FNP10 of the Farnham Neighbourhood PlanPolicy FNP11 of the Farnham Neighbourhood Plan
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 55Paragraph 84Paragraph 58

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