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Dismissed15 February 20223273981

Land Adjacent to Pennings Plough Lane, Ewhurst, Cranleigh, GU6 7SG

Planning appeal 3273981 at Land Adjacent to Pennings Plough Lane, Ewhurst, Cranleigh, GU6 7SG (Waverley Borough Council) was dismissed on 15 February 2022 by Inspector Edwards S, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the appeal site constitutes a suitable location for the proposal, having particular regard to national and local planning policies which seek to restrict residential development in the countryside.

erection of one detached dwelling

Authority
Waverley Borough Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector
Edwards S
Postcode
GU6 7SG

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the appeal site constitutes a suitable location for the proposal, having particular regard to national and local planning policies which seek to restrict residential development in the countryside
  • The effect of the proposal on the landscape character of the countryside, with particular regard to the Area of Great Landscape Value

What decided it

The unacceptable harm to the landscape character of the countryside and Area of Great Landscape Value, combined with the unsustainable location of the development, outweighed the housing supply benefits even under the tilted balance.

The housing supply benefits and economic support during construction were afforded some weight, but the unacceptable harm to landscape character (ascribed very significant weight) and conflict with the spatial strategy (ascribed considerable weight) significantly and demonstrably outweighed these benefits when assessed against the Framework taken as a whole.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy SP2Policy RE1Policy RE3
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 11Paragraph 80Paragraph 130Paragraph 174

How the Inspector dealt with each one is set out in the app, in order: the development plan, national policy, housing land supply, other considerations and the planning balance, beside the letter.

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