®Planning appeal decision
Wayside, Dawney Hill, Pirbright, Woking, GU24 0JB
Planning appeal 3336978 at Wayside, Dawney Hill, Pirbright, Woking, GU24 0JB (Guildford Borough Council) was dismissed on 12 June 2024 by Inspector Shrimplin R, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposal is 'inappropriate development' having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework and relevant development plan policies, and if so, whether the harm by reason of inappropriateness and any other harm would be clearly outweighed by other considerations to amount to very special circumstances.
Proposed rear roof extension to enable a loft conversion to habitable accommodation
- Authority
- Guildford Borough Council
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Shrimplin R
- Postcode
- GU24 0JB
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposal is 'inappropriate development' having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework and relevant development plan policies, and if so, whether the harm by reason of inappropriateness and any other harm would be clearly outweighed by other considerations to amount to very special circumstances
- If not inappropriate, the impact of the proposed development on the character of the host building and its surroundings in the Pirbright Conservation Area
What decided it
The poor architectural design of the roof alterations, which would cause real harm to the character and appearance of the host building and the Pirbright Conservation Area, outweighed the benefits of the additional habitable accommodation.
The harm to the character and appearance of the conservation area and the host building outweighed the benefit of providing additional habitable accommodation
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy P2 of the Guildford Borough Local Plan: strategy and sitesPolicy D20 of the Guildford Borough Local Plan: Development Management PoliciesPolicy D1 of the Guildford Borough Local Plan: strategy and sites 2015-2034Policy H4 of the Guildford Borough Local Plan: Development Management PoliciesPolicy D4 of the Guildford Borough Local Plan: Development Management Policies
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 152Paragraph 156
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.
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