®Planning appeal decision
Land at Foxwood , Hookley Lane, Elstead, Godalming, GU8 6JD
Planning appeal 3330968 at Land at Foxwood , Hookley Lane, Elstead, Godalming, GU8 6JD (Waverley Borough Council) was dismissed on 1 July 2024 by Inspector Buchanan R, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect and consequences of the plot layout on the character or appearance of the immediate area.
retention of dwelling and associated works
- Authority
- Waverley Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Buchanan R
- Postcode
- GU8 6JD
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect and consequences of the plot layout on the character or appearance of the immediate area
- whether the plot layout results in satisfactory living conditions for occupants of the dwelling, with regard to pedestrian access
What decided it
The irregular plot layout and inadequate pedestrian access resulting in appreciable permanent harm to character and appearance and unsatisfactory living conditions outweigh the modest housing benefit, such that the tilted balance does not apply.
The modest housing benefit and ecology enhancement were outweighed by appreciable permanent harm to character and appearance of the immediate area and to living conditions of occupants, with substantial weight against the appeal, such that adverse impacts significantly and demonstrably outweighed benefits and the tilted balance did not apply.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy TD1 of the Waverley Borough Local Plan Part 1: Strategic Policies and Sites, February 2018Policy DM4 of the Waverley Borough Local Plan Part 2: Site Allocations and Development Management Policies, March 2023Policy DM7 of the Waverley Borough Local Plan Part 2: Site Allocations and Development Management Policies, March 2023
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11Paragraph 2
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.
See how each was appliedThe decision letter
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The main issues, what decided it, the planning balance and the policies and judgments listed as cited are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro and are our summary, not the Inspector’s words; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.