Grange Farm, Grange Road, Tongham, Farnham, GU10 1DN

24/P/01018Full ApplicationRefused

Full

Refused on 21 November 2024

Council decision: RefuseDelegated (officer decision)5 reasons for refusal

Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.

Proposal

Erection of a detached dwelling with associated access drive and parking spaces following demolition of existing single storey extension to Grange Farm

Received: 5 July 2024
Decision level: Delegated (officer decision)
Council: Guildford Borough Council
Ward: Pilgrims
Agent: Fulcrum Design Ltd

ReceivedReceived5 Jul
ValidatedValidated16 Jul
Consult.Consultation23 Aug
TargetTarget Date22 Nov
DecidedDecided21 Nov

Decided in 128 days (council typically 63)

About this application

This is a full planning application for demolition at Grange Farm, Grange Road, Tongham, Farnham, GU10 1DN. Guildford has handled 2,986 applications of this type. This one was decided in 139 days, 11 weeks longer than Guildford's typical decision time. There have been 2 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 133 applications across Pilgrims. We hold 3,090 applications in total for the GU10 postcode area.

85% of full applications at Guildford Borough Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 9 weeks (median).

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Why it was refused

The proposed development would through the partial demolition of a locally listed building (Grange Farm House), and through the intensification of development within the curtilage, result in unacceptable harm to the significance of the locally listed building and its setting. The proposed development therefore does not comply with Policy H3 of the Guildford Local Plan: Strategy and Sites 2019, Policy D23 of the Guildford Local Plan: Development Management Policies 2023 and the National Planning Policy Framework 2023.
The proposed development is not supported by adequate information to demonstrate that a 'fabric first' approach has been taken, and that the design would comply with the requirements of Policy D2 of the Guildford Local Plan: Strategy and Sites 2019 and Policies D14 - D16 of the Guildford Local Plan: Development Management Policies 2023, as well as the Climate Change, Sustainable Design, Construction and Energy Supplementary Planning Document 2024.
The proposed development is not supported by information prepared by a suitably qualified ecologist that demonstrates that the development would not result in harm to priority habitats and species and therefore does not comply with Policy P6 of the Guildford Local Plan: Development Management Policies and the National Planning Policy Framework.
The proposed development is not supported by information by way of the biodiversity metric and net gain assessment that demonstrates that a 20% gain in biodiversity could be achieved on-site or through an off-site strategy. The Local Planning Authority are not satisfied that the development would qualify as a custom and self build development and would therefore not be exempt from providing the mandatory biodiversity net gain. The proposed development therefore does not comply with Policy P7 of the Guildford Local Plan: Development Management Policies 2023 and the National Planning Policy Framework 2023.
The site lies within the 400m to 5km zone of the Thames Basin Heaths Special Protection Area (TBHSPA). The Local Planning Authority is not satisfied that there will be no likely significant effect on the Special Protection Area and, in the absence of an appropriate assessment, is unable to satisfy itself that this proposal, either alone or in combination with other development, would not have an adverse effect on the integrity of the Special Protection Area and the relevant Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI). In this respect, significant concerns remain with regard to the adverse effect on the integrity of the Special Protection Area in that there is likely to be an increase in dog walking, general recreational use, damage to the habitat, disturbance to the protected species within the protected areas and road traffic emissions. As such the development is contrary to the objectives of policy NE4 of the Guildford Borough Local Plan 2003 (as saved by CLG Direction on 24/09/07), policy P5 of the Guildford Borough Local Plan: Strategy and Sites (LPSS) 2015-2034 and conflicts with saved policy NRM6 of the South East Plan 2009. For the same reasons the development would fail to meet the requirements of Regulation 63 of The Conservation of Habitats and Species Regulations 2017 as amended, and as the development does not meet the requirements of Regulation 64 the Local Planning Authority must refuse to grant planning permission.

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Postcode: GU10 1DN
Application type: Full Application
Scale / size: Medium
Parish: Tongham

Planning application dates

Date validated: 16 July 2024
Consultation expiry: 23 August 2024
Consultation start: 26 July 2024
Consultation end: 23 August 2024
Neighbour consultation end: 23 August 2024
Last date for comments: 22 November 2024
Target decision date: 22 November 2024

Applicant and agent

Agent: Fulcrum Design Ltd
Architect profile: FULCRUM DESIGN LIMITED
Agent address: Studio 7, Design House, Guildford Road, Bookham, KT23 4HB

Planning decision

Statutory period: 129 days

Publicity

Advertisement expiry: 23 August 2024
Site notice start: 30 July 2024
Site notice end: 23 August 2024

Additional information

Planning Portal ID: PP-13211052
Comments: 0
Documents: 15

Site constraints

Checking the site

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Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.

Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)

Not published by this council, so not checked: Article 4 directions and tree preservation orders. Ask the council if these matter.

Also checked, none recorded (22)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, nutrient neutrality catchments, national parks, National Landscapes, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.

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