Planning appeal decision
Waverley Hollow Sheephatch Lane, Tilford, Farnham, GU10 2AF
Planning appeal 3360095 at Waverley Hollow Sheephatch Lane, Tilford, Farnham, GU10 2AF (Waverley Borough Council) was dismissed on 24 September 2025 by Inspector Reed J, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the proposal would be inappropriate development for the purposes of development plan policy and the National Planning Policy Framework.
erection of extensions and alterations together with erection of detached garage following demolition of 3 existing ancillary outbuildings
- Authority
- Waverley Borough Council
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Reed J
- Postcode
- GU10 2AF
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the proposal would be inappropriate development for the purposes of development plan policy and the National Planning Policy Framework
- the effect of the proposal on the openness of the Green Belt
- the effect of the proposal on trees
- the effect of the proposal on protected species
- if the proposed development would be inappropriate development, whether the harm by reason of inappropriateness, and any other harm, is clearly outweighed by other considerations, so as to amount to the very special circumstances necessary to justify it
What decided it
The proposal would constitute inappropriate development in the Green Belt with substantial harm to openness and unresolved harm to protected species, and no material considerations clearly outweigh this harm to justify very special circumstances.
Substantial weight must be given to harm to the Green Belt including inappropriateness and harm to openness; other considerations do not clearly outweigh this harm, so very special circumstances do not exist.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy DM14Policy NE2Policy DM11Policy NE1
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 154Paragraph 142Paragraph 11
How the Inspector dealt with each one is set out in the app, in order: the development plan, national policy, housing land supply, other considerations and the planning balance, beside the letter.
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