®Planning appeal decision
Crown Place, Chertsey Road , Woking, Surrey, GU21 5AJ
Planning appeal 3259819 at Crown Place, Chertsey Road , Woking, Surrey, GU21 5AJ (Woking Borough Council) was allowed on 3 November 2022 by Inspector Downes T, following a hearing. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect on the character and appearance of the area, including nearby heritage assets.
demolition of all existing buildings including existing footbridge to Victoria Way Car Park and redevelopment of site to provide a new building ranging from 5x to 28x storeys plus basement level comprising up to 366x residential units (Use Class C3), commercial (Use Classes A1/A2/A3) and community uses (Use Classes D1/D2) at ground floor and first floor level and associated internal and external amenity spaces, basement level car parking, cycle parking, bin storage, ancillary facilities, plant, new public realm, landscaping and highway works
- Authority
- Woking Borough Council
- Appeal type
- major · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Hearing
- Development
- residential · Major dwellings
- Inspector
- Downes T
- Postcode
- GU21 5AJ
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect on the character and appearance of the area, including nearby heritage assets
- Whether satisfactory provision has been made for the provision of affordable housing
What decided it
The very significant weight attached to the public benefits of the scheme, particularly the delivery of 244 Build to Rent housing units, outweighed the limited heritage harm and any policy conflict.
The less-than-substantial harm (at the lower end of the scale) to the Conservation Area, Christ Church and a non-designated heritage asset was outweighed by the very significant package of public benefits, including the Build to Rent housing provision, meaning the scheme accorded with the development plan as a whole and, in the alternative, that the balance of material considerations still favoured granting permission.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy CS1Policy CS2Policy CS8Policy CS12Policy CS18Policy CS19Policy CS20Policy CS21Policy CS24Policy UA15saved policy NRM6
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11Paragraph 56Paragraph 199Paragraph 202
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.
See how each was appliedThe decision letter
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