Land off Field Way, Send, Woking, Surrey, GU23 6HJ

Residential development comprising 9 new dwellings

Authority: Guildford Borough Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector: Cliff D

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether the proposal would provide for a satisfactory housing mix
Whether the proposal would provide for satisfactory place making with particular regard to accessibility and connection to the existing street pattern
The effect upon local ecology and biodiversity
Whether there is sufficient local infrastructure to support the proposed development, with particular regard to General Practice (GP) surgery places, school places and broadband
The effect of the proposal upon the integrity of the TBHSPA

What decided it

The proposal accords with the development plan when considered as a whole, with no material considerations outweighing this finding.

The benefits of residential development and housing delivery were not outweighed by any identified harms, as all main issues were satisfactorily resolved through design, mitigation measures and planning obligations.

Framework references: 57

Plan policies cited: Policy H1(1), Policy D1(6), Policy D1, Policy ID4, Policy Send 4, Policy Send 1, Policy Send 2, Policy ID1, saved Policies NRM6, NE4

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Heritage. Listed buildings by grade and distance, conservation areas, scheduled monuments, registered parks and gardens, heritage at risk.
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Flooding. Flood zones 2 and 3, surface water, and both again with climate change.
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