®Planning appeal decision
Exeter House , Tylers Court , Cranleigh , GU6 8SA
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
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
Framework references: 11
Plan policies cited: Policy DM5
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.