®Planning appeal decision
32 Queen Eleanors Road, Surrey, GUILDFORD, GU2 7SL
the change of use of the annexe to class C3 independent dwellinghouse
- Authority
- Guildford Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Redford R
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area, and on the Thames Basin Heaths Special Protection Area (SPA)
- Whether the proposed development would provide acceptable living conditions for future occupiers with specific regard to private outdoor space
What decided it
The moderate harm to the character and appearance of the area, combined with the inability to secure mitigation for the adverse effect on the Thames Basin Heaths SPA due to the unexecuted section 106 agreement, outweighed the modest housing benefits of the scheme.
The modest weight given to housing provision and associated economic and social benefits was outweighed by the adverse impacts on character and appearance and the protection of priority species and habitats.
Plan policies cited: Policy D1 of the Guildford Borough Local Plan: Strategy and Sites (LPSS), Policy D4 of the LPDMP, LPSS Policy P5, LPDMP Policy P6, South East Plan Policy NRM6, LPDMP Policy D5
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.