Planning appeal decision
2 Knoll Wood Knoll Road, Godalming, GU7 2EW
Planning appeal 3298459 at 2 Knoll Wood Knoll Road, Godalming, GU7 2EW (Waverley Borough Council) was dismissed on 28 November 2022 by Inspector Andrews M, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the use of the skateboarding ramp on the living conditions as regards privacy, and noise and disturbance for the occupiers of the adjoining properties at Nos. 1 and 3 Knoll Wood.
the construction of a skateboarding ramp (retrospective)
- Authority
- Waverley Borough Council
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- leisure-sport · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Andrews M
- Postcode
- GU7 2EW
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the use of the skateboarding ramp on the living conditions as regards privacy, and noise and disturbance for the occupiers of the adjoining properties at Nos. 1 and 3 Knoll Wood
What decided it
The regular, day-to-day noise and disturbance from skateboarding use would have an unacceptable impact on neighbouring occupiers' living conditions, which could not be adequately mitigated by conditions or screening.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy D1(c)Policy D4(c)
- 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.
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