®Planning appeal decision
Chestnut Beech, 255 Guildford Road, Effingham, KT24 5NP
Planning appeal 3307469 at Chestnut Beech, 255 Guildford Road, Effingham, KT24 5NP (Guildford Borough Council) was dismissed on 14 August 2023 by Inspector Gee R, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: 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.
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
- Postcode
- KT24 5NP
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.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy D5 of the LPDMPPolicy D4 of the LPDMPPolicy D1 of the LPSSPolicy ENP G2 of the Effingham Neighbourhood PlanResidential Design Guide: Supplementary Planning Guidance 2004
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11
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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