Barnfield House, Lower House Road, Bowlhead Green, Godalming, Surrey, GU8 6FJ

change of use of land from residential use to agricultural use and the construction of a storage barn to store equipment associated with the use of wider agricultural land

Authority: Waverley Borough Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: agricultural · Other minor developments
Inspector: Heppell J

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework and development plan policies
the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the surrounding area with particular reference to the Surrey Hills National Landscape and Area of Great Landscape Value
the effect of the proposal on the living conditions of the occupiers of Barnfield House with particular reference to setting and disturbance

What decided it

The proposal satisfies NPPF paragraph 154(a) as an agricultural building and would not harm the character and appearance of the National Landscape or the living conditions of the bungalow occupiers.

Framework references: 154, 155

Plan policies cited: Policy RE2, Policy DM14, Policy TD1, Policy RE3, Policy DM1, Policy DM4, Policy DM5

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