®Planning appeal decision
4 Worplesdon Road, GUILDFORD, GU2 9RL
extension, remodelling and change of use from financial services use (A2) to residential and erection of 2 blocks of residential units at rear to provide 3 residential terraced units and 6 flats (9 units in total) with associated 11 off street parking spaces
- Authority
- Guildford Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Buchanan R
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether there would be sufficient space to park and turn vehicles so they could safely enter and exit the site in a forward gear
- whether satisfactory electric vehicle charging points would be provided on the site
- the effect of the proposal on trees
- its effect on the living conditions of some occupants of Wood Court, having regard to outlook and natural light and to noise and disturbance from a cycle store and two bin stores
What decided it
The failure to demonstrate sufficient space for vehicles to park and turn safely, combined with inadequate provision for electric vehicle charging points and unresolved harm to trees, outweighed the benefits of housing delivery and brownfield reuse.
The benefits of granting planning permission, including housing delivery, brownfield reuse and employment during construction, did not outweigh the significant harm regarding parking and vehicle turning, electric vehicle charging provision and trees, each of which had significant weight against the proposal.
Framework references: 11, 12
Plan policies cited: Policy ID3, Policy D2, Policy D1, Policy G1(3), Policy D5
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.