®Planning appeal decision
Grosvenor Court , Hipley Street, Old Woking, Woking, Surrey , GU22 9LL
erection of four storey building containing x24 apartments with car parking, cycle stores, landscaping and associated works
- Authority
- Woking Borough Council
- Appeal type
- major · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Major dwellings
- Inspector
- Shearing C
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 harms to character and appearance and, in Appeal A's case, to living conditions of future occupiers
Framework references: 11, 130
Plan policies cited: Policy CS21, Policy CS24
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.