®Planning appeal decision
Lantern House and Carriage House, Walnut Tree Close, Guildford, GU1 4TX
Planning appeal 3304434 at Lantern House and Carriage House, Walnut Tree Close, Guildford, GU1 4TX (Guildford Borough Council) was allowed on 4 January 2023 by Inspector Troy D, following a hearing. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposed development would result in the loss of employment floorspace on a designated strategic employment site in the Borough.
redevelopment for a mixed-use scheme comprising a part 5 and 6 storey building including purpose-built student accommodation bedrooms (use class sui generis) and 683.75m2 of commercial office space (use class E) at the ground floor to be provided as incubator space. Alongside the provision of, a landscaped courtyard area, and provision of 4 no. disabled parking spaces and cycle parking for both the student and commercial use following demolition of the existing buildings (as amended by plans and information received on 05/08/2021,25/10/2021 and 08/11/22)
- Authority
- Guildford Borough Council
- Appeal type
- major · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Hearing
- Development
- residential · Other Major Developments
- Inspector
- Troy D
- Postcode
- GU1 4TX
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposed development would result in the loss of employment floorspace on a designated strategic employment site in the Borough
- The effect of the proposed development on the area's character and appearance, including the neighbouring Compton House site
What decided it
The cumulative weight of material considerations - particularly the worse fallback position and the range of moderate-weight social, economic and environmental benefits - clearly outweighed the limited harm from the partial breach of Policy E3 on employment floorspace.
the benefits of the scheme, including the fallback position, student accommodation provision, economic and environmental benefits, were found collectively to clearly outweigh the harm arising from the partial breach of Policy E3 relating to loss of employment floorspace
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy E3Policy D1Policy G5
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 126Paragraph 130Paragraph 159Paragraph 164Paragraph 167Paragraph 57Paragraph 48
- Judgments
- Wheatcroft principles
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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