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Dismissed28 June 20223272203

Elmsleigh Farm, Send Barns Lane, Send, Surrey, GU23 7BP

Planning appeal 3272203 at Elmsleigh Farm, Send Barns Lane, Send, Surrey, GU23 7BP (Guildford Borough Council) was dismissed on 28 June 2022 by Inspector Parsons J, following a hearing. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effects of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area.

the erection of 8 no dwellings, together with associated works

Authority
Guildford Borough Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Hearing
Development
residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector
Parsons J
Postcode
GU23 7BP

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • The effects of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area
  • Whether affordable housing should be provided
  • Refuse and recycling provision

What decided it

The significant and overriding harm to the character and appearance of the area from an overly dense, incongruous form of development outweighed the benefits and led to conflict with the development plan as a whole.

The modest housing supply, mix and locational benefits were outweighed by the significant and overriding harm to character and appearance, resulting in conflict with the development plan as a whole and refusal of permission.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy D1Saved Policy G5Send 1Policy H2
Judgments
Whitley & Sons Co Ltd v Secretary of State for Wales (1992) 64 P & CR 296

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