92 and 94 Potters Lane, Send, WOKING, GU23 7AL

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

• the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area, including its effect on the setting of the corridor of the River Wey
• whether the proposed development would preserve or enhance the character or appearance of the setting of the Wey and Godalming Navigations Conservation Area
• the effect of the proposed development on the living conditions of neighbouring occupiers with particular regard to outlook and overbearing effect on Numbers 96 and 108 Potters Lane, and noise and disturbance on Number 90 Potters Lane
• whether the proposed development would provide satisfactory living conditions for future occupants of Plots 21-29, with regard to the overbearing impact from adjacent development, noise and disturbance
• the effect of the proposed development on highway safety
• the effect of the proposed development on the integrity of the Thames Basin Heaths Special Protection Area (TBHSPA)
• whether the proposal would secure required contributions to affordable housing and infrastructure provision

What decided it

The cumulative harm to character and appearance, the setting of the WGNCA, living conditions and highway safety was not outweighed by the public benefits of the scheme, which carried only moderate weight.

the moderate weight given to the public benefits (affordable housing, economic and environmental benefits) did not outweigh the great weight attached to the less than substantial harm to the WGNCA and the other harms identified, so the balance tipped against the proposal