®Planning appeal decision
Grosvenor Court Hipley Street, Old Woking, Woking, Surrey, GU22 9LL
Planning appeal 3289205 at Grosvenor Court Hipley Street, Old Woking, Woking, Surrey, GU22 9LL (Woking Borough Council) was dismissed on 27 March 2023 by Inspector Shearing C, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area, and the acceptability of its design quality.
erection of four storey building containing x24 apartments with car parking, cycle stores, landscaping and associated works
- Authority
- Woking Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Shearing C
- Postcode
- GU22 9LL
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area, and the acceptability of its design quality
- Whether the proposals would provide an acceptable standard of living conditions for future occupants, with particular regard to the provision of outdoor space for family units
What decided it
The substantial harm to the character and appearance of Hipley Street caused by the height, bulk and poor relationship of both proposals to the Nittan building, combined in Appeal A's case with inadequate outdoor amenity space for family accommodation, outweighed the benefits of housing delivery.
the benefits of housing delivery on brownfield land in an accessible location did not outweigh the substantial and long-lasting harm to the character and appearance of the area and, in Appeal A's case, harm to living conditions of future occupiers
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy CS21Policy CS24
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11Paragraph 130
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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