93 Worsley Road, Frimley, CAMBERLEY, GU16 9BB

erection of a new detached three bed chalet bungalow with associated car parking and landscaping

Authority: Surrey Heath Borough Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector: Chalk M

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

The effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area
The effect on the living conditions of neighbouring occupiers
The effect on the Thames Basin Heath Special Protection Area

What decided it

The cumulative harm to character and appearance and to neighbouring living conditions clearly and demonstrably outweighed the moderate benefits of housing delivery in the context of the Council's housing land supply shortfall.

The moderate benefits of creating one new home were outweighed by the considerable harm to character and appearance and the moderate harm to neighbouring living conditions, resulting in dismissal of the appeal despite the presumption in favour of sustainable development arising from the five-year housing land supply shortfall.

Plan policies cited: Policy DM9, Policy CP14B, Principle 8.1 of the Residential Design Guide Supplementary Planning Document 2017

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