®Planning appeal decision
Withybush Farm Knowle Lane, CRANLEIGH, GU6 8JP
the erection of 2 dwellings and car ports with additional parking per dwelling and associated works following demolition of existing commercial buildings (revision of WA/2022/02624)
- Authority
- Waverley Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Naylor R
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the proposal would be a suitable location for housing, having regard to the Council's spatial strategy and the provisions of the Framework
What decided it
The Council's inability to demonstrate a five-year housing land supply, combined with the significant housing benefit of the proposal and the reduction in vehicular trips compared to the existing commercial use, outweighed the conflict with spatial strategy policies.
The significant benefit of housing delivery in an area with a 2.68-year housing land supply, together with moderate economic and environmental benefits, outweighed the significant harm of locating development in an unsustainable location away from everyday services and facilities.
Framework references: 11, 83, 110
Plan policies cited: Policy SP1, Policy ST1, Policy DM9, Policy DM15
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.