Newlynds, Brackendene, Ash, ALDERSHOT, GU12 6BN

a new double garage including workshop/store and bin storage on existing driveway. To occupy approximately half the current drive/parking area. Construction to be of concrete block rendered, pebble dashed and painted. To match finish and colour of the main house. Roof to be pitched and tiled with clay tiles selected to match existing house roof. Rainwater recovery tank to be installed to store water for use in the garden collected from new roof. External areas to retain gravel - no additional hard paving/paving blocks to be added

Authority: Guildford Borough Council
Appeal type: householder · Householder (HAS)
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Householder developments
Inspector: Humphries A

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 harm the character and appearance of the area by appearing as a visually intrusive and incongruous feature that erodes the spatial character of Brackendene, contrary to Policy D1 and saved Policy G5.

Plan policies cited: Policy D1 of the Guildford Borough Local Plan: Strategies and Sites (2019), saved Policy G5 of the Guildford Borough Local Plan (2003)

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Heritage. Listed buildings by grade and distance, conservation areas, scheduled monuments, registered parks and gardens, heritage at risk.
Landscape and environment. Green belt, national parks and national landscapes, SSSIs, ancient woodland, SPA, SAC and Ramsar sites, nutrient catchments.
Flooding. Flood zones 2 and 3, surface water, and both again with climate change.
Transport. The 800 metre station catchment and service frequency, bus stops with their weekday frequency, the cycle network, and the Framework’s transport tests measured for the site.

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