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Dismissed22 January 20243326412

Land Centred Coordinates 505938 138328, Knowle Lane, Cranleigh, Surrey, GU6 8BX

Planning appeal 3326412 at Land Centred Coordinates 505938 138328, Knowle Lane, Cranleigh, Surrey, GU6 8BX (Waverley Borough Council) was dismissed on 22 January 2024 by Inspector Woolcock J, following an inquiry. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The character and appearance of the area.

the erection of up to 162 dwellings (including 30% affordable dwellings) built in up to 3 phases including access road, pedestrian and cycle accesses, parking, public open space, biodiversity enhancement and landscaping and other associated infrastructure and works

Authority
Waverley Borough Council
Appeal type
major · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Inquiry
Development
residential · Major dwellings
Inspector
Woolcock J

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • The character and appearance of the area.
  • Heritage assets.
  • Highway safety and the need to travel by car.
  • Flood risk and drainage.
  • The supply of housing.

What decided it

The substantial adverse effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of a valued landscape outweighed the benefits, including the housing land supply shortfall and heritage considerations.

The significant/substantial benefits of boosting housing and affordable housing supply, together with lesser benefits (self-build provision, biodiversity net gain, economic and community benefits), were outweighed by the substantial harm to the character and appearance of the valued landscape, even though the less than substantial heritage harm was itself outweighed by the housing benefits; overall the adverse impacts significantly and demonstrably outweighed the benefits.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
LPP1 Policy RE1LPP1 Policy RE3LPP1 Policy HA1LPP1 Policy SP1LPP1 Policy SP2LPP1 Policy AHN1LPP1 Policy AHN3LPP1 Policy CC4LPP1 Policy ST1LPP1 Policy NE1LPP1 Policy NE2LPP2 Policy DM15LPP2 Policy DM20LPP2 Policy DM1LPP2 Policy DM36
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 180Paragraph 205Paragraph 208Paragraph 11Paragraph 77

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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