®Planning appeal decision
The Shed Factory, Portsmouth Road, Ripley, WOKING, GU23 6EW
erection of 7 residential units, retention of commercial sales area in separate building for established garden shed business and associated development together with demolition of existing building and retention of some display sheds/outbuildings
- Authority
- Guildford Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Willis S
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework
- The effect of the proposed development on the supply of employment land
- Whether the proposed development makes appropriate provision for affordable housing
- The effect of the proposed development on highway safety, with regard to bin storage
- The effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area
- Whether the proposed development makes appropriate provision for sustainable design and construction practices
- The effect of the proposed development on biodiversity
What decided it
The proposal failed to accord with the development plan on multiple grounds—loss of employment land, lack of affordable housing provision, highway safety harm from bin storage design, and insufficient sustainable design information—and these conflicts were not outweighed by material considerations.
The benefits of housing supply, economic benefits from construction, use of brownfield land and biodiversity enhancements were outweighed by the unacceptable loss of employment land, failure to secure affordable housing, highway safety harm regarding bin storage, and inadequate sustainable design provision.
Framework references: 11
Plan policies cited: Policy E3 of the LPSAS, Policy H2 of the LPSAS, Policy H2 of The Lovelace Neighbourhood Plan, Policy D2 of the LPSAS, Policy D14 of the LPDMP, Policy D15 of the LPDMP, Policy D16 of the LPDMP, Policy D6 of the LPDMP, Policy D1 of the LPSAS, Policy D4 of the LPDMP, Policy P6 of the LPDMP
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.