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Allowed31 May 20223278666

Land at the Entrance to Effingham Place, Effingham, Leatherhead, Surrey, KT24 5JT

Planning appeal 3278666 at Land at the Entrance to Effingham Place, Effingham, Leatherhead, Surrey, KT24 5JT (Guildford Borough Council) was allowed on 31 May 2022 by Inspector Pipkin R, following a hearing. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the proposed development on the Effingham Conservation Area.

erection of black painted, metal, automated vehicle access gates and separate side pedestrian access gate on Effingham Place, set back a minimum of 15 metres from Lower Road

Authority
Guildford Borough Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Hearing
Development
other · Other minor developments
Inspector
Pipkin R
Postcode
KT24 5JT

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • the effect of the proposed development on the Effingham Conservation Area
  • the effect of the proposed development on the setting of a Grade II listed building
  • the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area, with particular regard to its effect on social cohesion

What decided it

The unique historic context of Effingham Place as the former single-dwelling driveway to a listed building meant the gates would reinforce rather than harm heritage significance and would not materially increase social exclusion, resulting in no identified planning harm.

having found no harm to the conservation area, the listed building's setting or social cohesion, and some benefit in revealing heritage significance and reducing resident disturbance, the Inspector concluded the proposal accorded with the development plan and Framework, tipping the balance in favour of allowing the appeal

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy D1Policy D3Saved Policy G5Saved Policy HE7Saved Policy HE4Saved Policy G1Policy ENP-G2Policy ENP-G3
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 92Paragraph 206Paragraph 56

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