Planning appeal decision
The Founders Studio, Millbrook, Guildford, GU1 3UT
Planning appeal 3301036 at The Founders Studio, Millbrook, Guildford, GU1 3UT (Guildford Borough Council) was allowed on 14 February 2023 by Inspector Murray D, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposed change to the external appearance of the permitted alterations to the Founders Studio, in particular an air conditioning system, on the character and setting of the Town Centre Conservation Area and other designated heritage assets.
variation of condition 2 (Plans) of planning application 20/P/00224 approved 17/04/2020
- Authority
- Guildford Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- community-institutional · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Murray D
- Postcode
- GU1 3UT
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposed change to the external appearance of the permitted alterations to the Founders Studio, in particular an air conditioning system, on the character and setting of the Town Centre Conservation Area and other designated heritage assets
What decided it
The introduction of a heightened boundary wall and timber lattice screening as mitigation measures would effectively screen the air conditioning apparatus from Rosemary Alley and preserve the heritage setting, thereby allowing the appeal.
What the Inspector cited
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 202
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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