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Allowed10 January 20223276474

Land to the North and South of Goldsworth Road, Woking, Surrey, GU21 6JT

Planning appeal 3276474 at Land to the North and South of Goldsworth Road, Woking, Surrey, GU21 6JT (Woking Borough Council) was allowed on 10 January 2022 by Inspector Braithwaite J, following an inquiry. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area.

Demolition of the existing buildings and redevelopment of the site for a phased mixed-use scheme, comprising 929 residential units (Class C3), communal residential and operational spaces, commercial uses (Classes A1/A2/A3/A4/B1/D1/D2) at ground floor and homeless shelter (sui generis) within 5 blocks of varying heights of between 9 and 37 storeys (including rooftop amenity) to the north and south sides of the site together with hard and soft landscaping including public realm works, highway alterations to Goldsworth Road, car parking, cycle parking, bin storage, ancillary facilities and plant

Authority
Woking Borough Council
Appeal type
major · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Inquiry
Development
residential · Major dwellings
Inspector
Braithwaite J

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 proposed development on the living conditions of nearby residents, with regard to daylight and privacy

What decided it

The Inspector concluded that the proposed development, including its tallest buildings, would not cause harm to character and appearance or to neighbours' living conditions and accorded with the up-to-date development plan's encouragement of tall buildings in the town centre.

No planning balance exercise was required because the Inspector found the proposal would not cause any harm; the Inspector noted in passing the considerable benefits (929 homes, affordable housing, S106 contributions of nearly £10 million, WRAC and YRP facilities) that would have been weighed had harm been found.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy CS1Policy CS2Policy CS21Policy CS24Policy CS10Policy CS7Policy CS8Policy CS9Policy CS16Policy DM7Site Allocation UA10Site Allocation UA11Site Allocation UA12Site Allocation UA13
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 11Paragraph 68
Judgments
R v Yeovil B C (1972) 23 P&CR 39; Spackman v Wiltshire C C and SoS for the Environment (1977) 33 P&CR 430

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