Place of worship at Tri Golf Centre, Applegarth Farm, Grayshott, Hindhead
Summary of planning committee decision
Decided by East Hampshire Planning Committee on 18 Dec 2025.
No officer report was published for this decision; this summary is from the committee minutes.
Permission granted, subject to agreement
Officers recommended granting permission once a legal agreement secured the council's monitoring and legal costs related to biodiversity net gain.
“The Council’s BNG monitoring fee of £6,408. • The Council’s legal costs.”
Minutes
Restricted to worship use only
The building may only be used as a place of worship and for religious instruction, and for no other purpose.
“18.The use of the building hereby approved shall only be used as a place of worship and religious instruction and for no other purpose, including any other purpose in Class F.1 of the Schedule to the Town and Country Planning (Use Classes) Order 1987, or in any provision equivalent to that class in any statutory instrument revoking or re-enacting that Order without modification.”
“Reason - In order to maintain control over future use of the premises in the interests of the general amenity of the area and highway safety.”
Minutes
Noise limits on building plant
Noise from the building's plant and equipment was capped at set levels, with a report required to confirm compliance once it started operating.
“The combined noise rating level (LAr,Tr) from all building-services plant and equipment shall not exceed 35 dB LAeq,1hr between 07:00–23:00 and 26 dB LAeq,15min between 23:00–07:00, when measured or calculated in free-field conditions at 1.0 m from the nearest noise-sensitive property façade (at any height above ground), with appropriate character corrections applied in accordance with BS 4142.”
“Reason: To protect the amenity of nearby occupiers.”
Minutes
Old building must be demolished
The existing building had to be demolished and cleared from the site within three months of the new building coming into use.
“Within 3 months of the first use of the proposed building hereby approved, the existing building shall be demolished and the resultant materials removed from the site.”
“Reason - To ensure that the visual appearance of the locality is not compromised by the retention of the existing buildings.”
Minutes
Sources
- East Hampshire Planning Committee minutes, 18 December 2025
- Agenda and papers (council website)
Source: Plota analysis of East Hampshire's committee minutes. Quotations are the council's own words; headings and summaries are Plota's.
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