®Planning appeal decision
Land at Church Street, Effingham, LEATHERHEAD, KT24 5NA
for the erection of 17 No dwellings plus access, parking and landscaping
- Authority
- Guildford Borough Council
- Appeal type
- major · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Major dwellings
- Inspector
- Jolly J
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the proposal would preserve or enhance the character or appearance of the Effingham Conservation Area and the setting of the surrounding listed buildings
- housing mix
- planning obligations
What decided it
The less than substantial harm to the conservation area and the significance and setting of listed buildings, when balanced against the identified benefits, was not outweighed by those benefits, and the proposal conflicted with the development plan.
the less than substantial harm to the conservation area and the significance and setting of listed buildings was not outweighed by the benefits of housing delivery, affordable housing provision, economic benefits, and other environmental and infrastructure benefits
Framework references: 199, 202
Plan policies cited: ENP-SA1, ENP-G2, ENP-H2, D1, D3, G5, HE4, HE6, HE7, HE10, H1, ID1, ID3
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.