®Planning appeal decision
Chestnut Beech, 255 Guildford Road, Effingham, KT24 5NP
Demolition of the existing building for the construction of a two storey building to the front of the site and a single storey building to the rear of the site comprising 5 No. x 1 bed flats with 5 car parking spaces and landscaping
- Authority
- Guildford Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Gee R
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the proposed development would provide satisfactory living conditions for the future occupiers of the flats with particular regard to access to amenity space for flats 2, 3 and 4
- the effect of the proposed development upon the character and appearance of the area
What decided it
The lack of direct access to the communal garden space for flats 2, 3 and 4, which would be physically separated by parking spaces and intervening uses, would not allow for effective and practical use by residents and would fail to provide satisfactory living conditions contrary to the development plan.
The modest benefits of housing supply and efficient use of land would not outweigh the harm to living conditions for future occupiers caused by the lack of direct access to amenity space.
Framework references: 11
Plan policies cited: Policy D5 of the LPDMP, Policy D4 of the LPDMP, Policy D1 of the LPSS, Policy ENP G2 of the Effingham Neighbourhood Plan, Residential Design Guide: Supplementary Planning Guidance 2004
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.