Commercial Yard, Hereford Close, GUILDFORD, GU2 9TA

the erection of a building containing 2 dwellings with bin & cycles stores

Authority: Guildford Borough Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector: Plenty B

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

The effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area
The effect of the proposal on the living conditions of future occupiers with particular respect to the provision of external amenity area
Whether the proposal would have a significant effect on the integrity of the SPA

What decided it

The proposal would accord with the development plan and satisfy the requirements of the Habitat Regulations with appropriate mitigation secured through the legal agreement.

The benefits of delivering two residential units on a previously unused site, with acceptable design and living conditions, outweighed the limited external amenity space and below-standard parking provision, particularly given the site's sustainable location and the fallback position of an approved single dwelling.

Framework references: 57, 112

Plan policies cited: Policy D1, Policy D2, Policy P5, saved policy G5(2), saved policy G5(3), saved policy G1(3), saved policy NRM6

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