Planning appeal decision
Green Mantle, Charterhouse Road, Godalming, GU7 2AQ
Planning appeal 3295025 at Green Mantle, Charterhouse Road, Godalming, GU7 2AQ (Waverley Borough Council) was allowed on 6 December 2022 by Inspector Rafiq F, 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.
the erection of four dwellings with associated landscaping, parking, bin storage area, bike stores and gardens following demolition of the existing two-storey dwelling and ancillary outbuildings
- Authority
- Waverley Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Rafiq F
- Postcode
- GU7 2AQ
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area
What decided it
The proposed development would not have an unacceptable harmful effect on the character and appearance of the area, which was the main issue in the appeal.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy TD1 of the Waverley Borough Local Plan Part 1: Strategic Policies and Sites February 2018Saved Policy D1 of the Waverley Borough Local Plan 2002Saved Policy D4 of the Waverley Borough Local Plan 2002Policy GOD5 of the Godalming & Farncombe Neighbourhood PlanPolicy GOD6 of the Godalming & Farncombe Neighbourhood Plan
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 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.
See how each was appliedThe decision letter
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