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Allowed28 November 20233324112

Land Rear of Monkton House (Formerly Bindon House), Monkton Lane, Farnham, GU9 9ND

Planning appeal 3324112 at Land Rear of Monkton House (Formerly Bindon House), Monkton Lane, Farnham, GU9 9ND (Waverley Borough Council) was allowed on 28 November 2023 by Inspector Parsons J, following a hearing. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the site is an acceptable location for housing, having regard to the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area and whether it would lead to increased coalescence of settlements.

outline application with all matters reserved except access for the erection of 56 dwellings (of which 40% are affordable – 23 dwellings)

Authority
Waverley Borough Council
Appeal type
major · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Hearing
Development
residential · Major dwellings
Inspector
Parsons J
Postcode
GU9 9ND

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • whether the site is an acceptable location for housing, having regard to the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area and whether it would lead to increased coalescence of settlements
  • the provision of affordable housing
  • the integrity of the TBHSPA, the Wealden Heaths SPA (WHSPA) and Wealden Heaths Special Area of Conservation (WHSAC)

What decided it

Under the tilted balance triggered by the Council's deficient 5 year housing land supply, the substantial benefits of housing and above-policy affordable housing provision outweighed the limited, localised landscape and character harm.

The substantial benefits of housing delivery, particularly the above-policy level of affordable housing, together with lesser economic, biodiversity and recreational benefits, were found to outweigh the small, localised harm to character and appearance, such that the adverse effects did not significantly and demonstrably outweigh the benefits when assessed against the Framework as a whole.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy ALH1Policy SP2Policy RE1Policy RE3Policy AHN1Policy ICS1Policy DM15Policy DM9Policy DM4Policy FNP10Policy FNP14Policy FNP1Policy FNP11Policy FNP12Policy FNP13Policy FNP27Policy FNP30Policy NRM6
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 11Paragraph 56Paragraph 57Paragraph 60Paragraph 198

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