Planning appeal decision
Velvets Cottage Brook Lane, Albury, Guildford, GU5 9DH
Planning appeal 3318044 at Velvets Cottage Brook Lane, Albury, Guildford, GU5 9DH (Guildford Borough Council) was allowed on 26 January 2024 by Inspector Murray D, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposal on the setting of the adjacent listed buildings Chennells East and Chennells West (Grade II) and whether this setting would be preserved.
the erection of a single storey rear extension, garage conversion, porch extension, two storey side extension, patio/swimming pool and internal alterations
- Authority
- Guildford Borough Council
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Murray D
- Postcode
- GU5 9DH
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposal on the setting of the adjacent listed buildings Chennells East and Chennells West (Grade II) and whether this setting would be preserved
What decided it
The proposed side extension, although reducing the visual gap between the properties, would not harm the significance of the listed buildings and would preserve them, thereby complying with heritage conservation policy.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy D3Policy D18Policy D19
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 16
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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