Planning appeal decision
Land Between 12 and 14 Poyle Road, Guildford , GU1 3SJ
Planning appeal 3302764 at Land Between 12 and 14 Poyle Road, Guildford , GU1 3SJ (Guildford Borough Council) was allowed on 22 May 2023 by Inspector Naylor R, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area.
a 3 storey, 4 bedroom single-occupancy house
- Authority
- Guildford Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Naylor R
- Postcode
- GU1 3SJ
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area
- the living conditions of the occupants of adjoining properties with regard to privacy
- the integrity of the Thames Basin Heath Special Protection Area (SPA)
What decided it
The fallback position of the extant consent for a similar scheme, combined with the acceptable mitigation of privacy concerns through conditions and the satisfactory SPA mitigation via the unilateral undertaking, allowed the appeal to succeed.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy D1 of the Guildford Borough Local Plan: Strategy and SitesPolicy G5 of the Guildford Borough Local PlanPolicy H4 of the Guildford Borough Local Plansaved Policy G1(3) of the Guildford Borough Local Plansaved Policy NRM6 of the South East Plan 2009Policy P5 of the Guildford Borough Local Plan: Strategy and Sitessaved Policy NE3 of the Guildford Borough Local Plan
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 130Paragraph 56
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.
See how each was appliedThe decision letter
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