Land at Green Lane, Weybourne, Farnham

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

Framework references: 11, 14, 111

Plan policies cited: ST1, FNP30, RE1, RE3, TD1, FNP1, FNP10, FNP11

Judgments cited: Bernard Wheatcroft Ltd v Secretary of State for the Environment [JPL, 1982, P37]

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Heritage. Listed buildings by grade and distance, conservation areas, scheduled monuments, registered parks and gardens, heritage at risk.
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Flooding. Flood zones 2 and 3, surface water, and both again with climate change.
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