Streamside Harpers Road, Ash, ALDERSHOT, GU12 6DB

demolition of existing house and outbuildings and erection of 22 new houses with associated parking and creation of new vehicular access

Authority: Guildford Borough Council
Appeal type: major · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Hearing
Development: residential · Major dwellings
Inspector: Bowyer J

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

the effect of the proposal on pedestrian and highway safety
the effect of the proposal on the living conditions of the occupiers of Oakside Cottage with particular regard to privacy
the effect of the proposal on the integrity of European Sites

What decided it

The cumulative public benefits of the scheme, particularly housing and affordable housing delivery, clearly and significantly outweighed the less than substantial heritage harm and the very limited harm to living conditions and conflict with Policy D5.

the significant weight given to housing and affordable housing delivery, together with moderate and limited weight benefits, significantly outweighed the less than substantial harm to heritage assets and the very limited harm to living conditions/conflict with Policy D5, so permission was granted despite conflict with the development plan

Plan policies cited: Policy A31, Policy ID3, Policy D5, Policy H2, Policy H7, Policy P5, Policy NRM6

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Heritage. Listed buildings by grade and distance, conservation areas, scheduled monuments, registered parks and gardens, heritage at risk.
Landscape and environment. Green belt, national parks and national landscapes, SSSIs, ancient woodland, SPA, SAC and Ramsar sites, nutrient catchments.
Flooding. Flood zones 2 and 3, surface water, and both again with climate change.
Transport. The 800 metre station catchment and service frequency, bus stops with their weekday frequency, the cycle network, and the Framework’s transport tests measured for the site.

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