Planning appeal decision
14 Pilgrims View, Ash, Aldershot, GU12 6HU
Planning appeal 3348043 at 14 Pilgrims View, Ash, Aldershot, GU12 6HU (Guildford Borough Council) was dismissed on 24 March 2025 by Inspector Rawle S, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area.
the demolition of existing detached double garage and erection of a 1- bedroom detached bungalow
- Authority
- Guildford Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Rawle S
- Postcode
- GU12 6HU
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area
- The effect of the proposal on the living conditions of the existing residents of 14 and 16 Old Cross Tree Way and the occupants of dwellings facing the appeal site along Pilgrims View
- Whether or not adequate arrangements have been made as part of the proposal to ensure that the proposed development does not have a significant effect on the Thames Basin Heaths Special Protection Area
What decided it
The proposal would unacceptably harm the character and appearance of the area and the living conditions of neighbouring residents, and adequate mitigation for Thames Basin Heaths impacts had not been secured.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy D1Policy D4Policy D8Policy D5Policy P6Policy P5
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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