121 Aldershot Road, Guildford, GU2 8BE

4 additional units in underutilised parts of the site, with associated uses and the removal of side windows to 121 Aldershot Road

Authority: Guildford Borough Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector: Phillips B

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

the effect of the proposal on the living conditions of the occupants of Nos 115a, 117a, 119a, 121a Aldershot Road, having particular regard to whether the development would be overbearing, and effect on privacy and light
whether the proposal would provide suitable living conditions of the occupiers of Unit 1 with regards to privacy
the effect of the development on the Thames Basin Heaths SPA

What decided it

The development would not cause unacceptable harm to the living conditions of existing or future residents, and appropriate mitigation for the Thames Basin Heaths SPA would be secured through planning obligations.

Plan policies cited: Policy D1, Policy D5, Policy D2, Policy P5, Policy ID4, Policy NE4, Policy NRM6

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