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Dismissed12 May 20233312128

Land at Green Lane, Weybourne, Farnham

Planning appeal 3312128 at Land at Green Lane, Weybourne, Farnham (Waverley Borough Council) was dismissed on 12 May 2023 by Inspector Wallis D, following a hearing. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the development upon highway safety.

Outline planning application for 131 dwellings with associated parking, amenity and landscaping with all matters reserved except access

Authority
Waverley Borough Council
Appeal type
major · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Hearing
Development
residential · Major dwellings
Inspector
Wallis D

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • the effect of the development upon highway safety
  • the effect of the development upon the character and appearance of the area

What decided it

The undeliverable and unsafe highway access to Green Lane, compounded by significant harm to the character and appearance of the area, meant the harms significantly and demonstrably outweighed the benefits even under the tilted balance.

the significant and demonstrable harms to highway safety and landscape character outweighed the benefits of housing delivery, economic benefits and accessibility, even applying the tilted balance, so the balance tipped against the proposal

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
ST1FNP30RE1RE3TD1FNP1FNP10FNP11
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 11Paragraph 14Paragraph 111
Judgments
Bernard Wheatcroft Ltd v Secretary of State for the Environment [JPL, 1982, P37]

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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