®Planning appeal decision
White Horse Yard, High Street, Ripley, GU23 6BB
for the demolition of buildings including partial demolition of curtilage listed wall and redevelopment to provide 26 houses and flats, associated landscaping, open space, access, and parking. This
- Authority
- Guildford Borough Council
- Appeal type
- major · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Hearing
- Development
- residential · Major dwellings
- Inspector
- Thomas G
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the lack of a retail element in the appeal scheme would have a significantly deleterious effect on the vitality of the District Centre of Ripley
- Whether sufficient off-street parking would be provided
- Whether the planning obligation would provide adequate mitigation to offset identified impacts to infrastructure provision
- The effects on the Thames Basin Heaths Special Protection Area
What decided it
The significant benefits of housing delivery, including affordable housing, and economic benefits outweighed the limited conflict with the retail allocation policy and the less-than-substantial heritage harm.
the significant benefits of market and affordable housing delivery, economic benefits and enhancement of the conservation area outweighed the limited conflict with Policy A44 and the less-than-substantial heritage harm, such that adverse impacts did not significantly and demonstrably outweigh the benefits
Framework references: 111
Plan policies cited: Policy A44, Policy E8, Policy H2, Policy LNP14, Policy ID3, Policy P5, Policy NRM6, Policy D3
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.