®Planning appeal decision
Lantern House and Carriage House, Walnut Tree Close, Guildford, GU1 4TX
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
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
Framework references: 126, 130, 159, 164, 167, 57, 48
Plan policies cited: Policy E3, Policy D1, Policy G5
Judgments cited: Wheatcroft principles
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.