®Planning appeal decision
9 Coppice Close, FARNHAM, GU9 9DQ
erection of two semi-detached dwellings with parking on and off site. One space for the existing main house and one for both new dwellings together with surrounding off street parking as required
- Authority
- Waverley Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Guest H
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the proposal would provide satisfactory living conditions for future occupants, with particular regard to the amount of internal living space and privacy
- the effect of the proposal on the living conditions of the occupants of 10 Coppice Close with particular regard to sunlight, daylight and outlook
- the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area
- the effect of the proposal on highway safety
What decided it
The harm to the living conditions of future and neighbouring occupants through inadequate internal space, overlooking, loss of privacy, and loss of daylight and sunlight outweighed the modest benefits of providing two additional dwellings to the housing supply.
The modest benefits to housing supply and local economic activity were outweighed by the significant harm to the living conditions of future and neighbouring occupants, such that the proposal did not benefit from the presumption in favour of sustainable development despite the Council's inability to demonstrate a five-year housing land supply.
Framework references: 11, 111
Plan policies cited: Policy TD1 of the Waverley Borough Local Plan Part 1: Strategic Policies and Sites (2018), Policy DM5 of the Waverley Borough Local Plan Part 2: Site Allocations and Development Management Policies, Policy DM4 of the Waverley Borough Local Plan Part 2, Policy ST1 of the Waverley Borough Local Plan Part 1, Policy DM9 of the Waverley Borough Local Plan Part 2, Policy FNP1 of the Farnham Neighbourhood Plan (2020), Policy FNP30 of the Farnham Neighbourhood Plan (2020)
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.