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

Planning appeal 6004704 at Barnfield House, Lower House Road, Bowlhead Green, Godalming, Surrey, GU8 6FJ (Waverley Borough Council) was allowed on 6 May 2026 by Inspector Heppell J, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework and development plan policies.

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
Postcode: GU8 6FJ

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.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy RE2Policy DM14Policy TD1Policy RE3Policy DM1Policy DM4Policy DM5
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 154Paragraph 155

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