Land At Alfold Farm Bungalow, Loxwood Road, Alfold, GU6 8HP

Planning appeal 3273010 at Land At Alfold Farm Bungalow, Loxwood Road, Alfold, GU6 8HP (Waverley Borough Council) was allowed on 20 December 2021 by Inspector Chandler M, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the surrounding area.

Erection of three residential dwellings with associated access, parking and landscaping

Authority: Waverley Borough Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector: Chandler M
Postcode: GU6 8HP

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the surrounding area
the effect of the planning balance and whether any adverse impacts of the proposal would significantly and demonstrably outweigh the benefits

What decided it

The Council's inability to demonstrate a five-year supply of deliverable housing sites engaged the presumption in favour of sustainable development, and the modest visual harm did not significantly and demonstrably outweigh the modest benefits of housing delivery.

the modest benefits of housing supply, economic benefits, and quick delivery outweighed the modest visual harm to the countryside character, applying the presumption in favour of sustainable development under NPPF paragraph 11

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy RE1 of the Local Plan Part 1: Strategic Policies and Sites (2018)Policy TD1 of the Local Plan Part 1: Strategic Policies and Sites (2018)Saved Policy D1 of the Waverley Borough Local Plan (2002)Saved Policy D4 of the Waverley Borough Local Plan (2002)
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 11

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