Planning appeal decision
Land to Rear of Pinecroft, Pirbright Road, Normandy, GU3 2HU
Planning appeal 3302510 at Land to Rear of Pinecroft, Pirbright Road, Normandy, GU3 2HU (Guildford Borough Council) was dismissed on 24 April 2023 by Inspector Pattison B, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether or not the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework and any relevant development plan policies.
subdivision of site, erection of a detached chalet style dwelling, creation of new access, and associated works
- Authority
- Guildford Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Pattison B
- Postcode
- GU3 2HU
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether or not the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework and any relevant development plan policies
- The effects of the proposal on the living conditions of neighbouring and future occupiers, with particular regard to the effects on privacy
What decided it
The proposed development would cause significant harm to the living conditions of the occupiers of Pinecroft through overlooking of their rear garden, conflicting with Policy D5 of the development plan.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy P2 of the Guildford Borough Local Plan: Strategy and Sites 2015-2034Policy D5 of the Guildford Borough Local Plan: Development Management Policies
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 149
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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