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Allowed3 November 20213266200

Flat 1 to 8, Oakbraes Frith Hill Road, Godalming, GU7 2DZ

Planning appeal 3266200 at Flat 1 to 8, Oakbraes Frith Hill Road, Godalming, GU7 2DZ (Waverley Borough Council) was allowed on 3 November 2021 by Inspector MacLeod R, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the external appearance of the building would be acceptable.

to add an additional 2 floors to the existing block of flats with a pitched roof to create an additional 4 x 2 bedroom flats

Authority
Waverley Borough Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector
MacLeod R
Postcode
GU7 2DZ

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the external appearance of the building would be acceptable

What decided it

The principle of the permitted development right for upward extension of up to 2 storeys is established by the GPDO, and the external appearance of the sympathetically designed extension would be acceptable in this context despite its prominence.

The need to accept some degree of divergence in building relationships as an inevitable consequence of the permitted development right, balanced against the Government's objective to significantly boost housing supply and the Framework's recognition of the need for innovation, change and increased densities, outweighed any harm to local character.

What the Inspector cited

National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 60Paragraph 130

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