®Planning appeal decision
Barnett Farm Norley Lane, Shamley Green, GUILDFORD, GU5 0TP
Conversion of barn to one residential dwelling with associated garden, bicycle store and parking; provision of a passing place on existing access road
- Authority
- Waverley Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Miles H
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the site is suitable for the proposed development, having regard to its accessibility to services and facilities
What decided it
The significant harm arising from the site's poor accessibility and the resulting reliance on private vehicles, which would not enhance or maintain the vitality of the rural community, significantly and demonstrably outweighs the modest benefits of housing delivery and biodiversity net gain even under the tilted balance.
The modest benefits of providing one dwelling and biodiversity net gain were significantly and demonstrably outweighed by the significant harm from car dependency and failure to enhance or maintain the viability of the rural community, resulting in dismissal despite the engaged tilted balance under paragraph 11(d).
Framework references: 11, 124, 84
Plan policies cited: Policy RE2 of Waverley Borough Local Plan Part 1 (2018), Policy DM14 of Waverley Borough Local Plan Part 2 (2023), Policy SP2 of Waverley Borough Local Plan Part 1 (2018), Policy ST1 of Waverley Borough Local Plan Part 1 (2018), Policy DM15 of Waverley Borough Local Plan Part 2 (2023)
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.