®Planning appeal decision
Parcel Two - Land south of Ridgley Road , Ridgley Road , Chiddingfold , GU8 4QG
the development of 13 dwellings with associated access and hard/soft landscaping
- Authority
- Waverley Borough Council
- Appeal type
- major · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Major dwellings
- Inspector
- Redford R
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the proposed developments on the character and appearance of the area
- highway safety
- the biodiversity of the Meadow Nursery Site
- whether the proposals would provide adequate affordable housing
What decided it
The significant harm to character and appearance, highway safety, and biodiversity, combined with inadequate affordable housing distribution, demonstrably outweighed the modest benefits of housing delivery in an area with insufficient five-year supply.
the adverse impacts of granting planning permission, comprising significant harm to character and appearance, highway safety, and biodiversity, and inadequate affordable housing provision, significantly and demonstrably outweighed the modest benefits of housing delivery and economic and social benefits, such that the material considerations did not indicate a decision other than in accordance with the development plan
Framework references: 11, 111
Plan policies cited: Policy HA2 of the Chiddingfold Neighbourhood Plan, Policy TD1 of the Local Plan Part 1: Strategic Policies and Sites, Policy RE3 of the Local Plan Part 1: Strategic Policies and Sites, saved Policy D1 of the Local Plan 2002, saved Policy D4 of the Local Plan 2002, Policy BE1 of the Chiddingfold Neighbourhood Plan, Policy BE2 of the Chiddingfold Neighbourhood Plan, Policy ST1 of the Local Plan Part 1: Strategic Policies and Sites, Policy NE1 of the Local Plan Part 1: Strategic Policies and Sites, Policy AHN1 of the Local Plan Part 1: Strategic Policies and Sites, Policy AHN3 of the Local Plan Part 1: Strategic Policies and Sites, Policy H3 of the Chiddingfold Neighbourhood Plan, Policy H4 of the Chiddingfold Neighbourhood Plan
Judgments cited: Bernard Wheatcroft Ltd v SSE 1982
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.