®Planning appeal decision
Land Centred Coordinates 505938 138328, Knowle Lane, Cranleigh, Surrey, GU6 8BX
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.
Framework references: 180, 205, 208, 11, 77
Plan policies cited: LPP1 Policy RE1, LPP1 Policy RE3, LPP1 Policy HA1, LPP1 Policy SP1, LPP1 Policy SP2, LPP1 Policy AHN1, LPP1 Policy AHN3, LPP1 Policy CC4, LPP1 Policy ST1, LPP1 Policy NE1, LPP1 Policy NE2, LPP2 Policy DM15, LPP2 Policy DM20, LPP2 Policy DM1, LPP2 Policy DM36
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.