Planning appeal decision
Exeter House , Tylers Court , Cranleigh , GU6 8SA
Planning appeal 3320168 at Exeter House , Tylers Court , Cranleigh , GU6 8SA (Waverley Borough Council) was allowed on 8 March 2024 by Inspector Glassar S, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposed development on the living conditions of future occupiers.
the change of use from office (Use Class E) to 4 dwellings (Use Class C3) with associated refuse/cycle store and parking
- Authority
- Waverley Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Glassar S
- Postcode
- GU6 8SA
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposed development on the living conditions of future occupiers
What decided it
The Council's inability to demonstrate five years of housing land supply (3.85 years) engaged the tilted balance, and the benefits of four additional homes in addressing housing supply shortfall significantly and demonstrably outweighed the moderate harm to the living conditions of future occupiers from limited outlook in two bedrooms.
The moderate harm to living conditions from limited outlook in two bedrooms was outweighed by the considerable benefits of four additional homes in addressing the housing supply shortfall and meeting Government objectives, assessed against the policies in the Framework taken as a whole
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy DM5
- 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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