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Dismissed25 March 20263350157

Heath Drive, Send, Woking, GU23 7EP

Planning appeal 3350157 at Heath Drive, Send, Woking, GU23 7EP (Guildford Borough Council) was dismissed on 25 March 2026 by Inspector Wallace J, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the proposed development on biodiversity.

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Authority
Guildford Borough Council
Appeal type
major · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Major dwellings
Inspector
Wallace J
Postcode
GU23 7EP

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • the effect of the proposed development on biodiversity
  • the character and appearance of the area, including the effect on the River Wey & Godalming Conservation Area

What decided it

The very substantial weight attached to the harm to bats from loss of foraging habitat supporting an adjacent maternity roost, combined with moderate weight to badger sett loss, meant the adverse biodiversity impacts significantly and demonstrably outweighed the benefits of housing delivery, even under the tilted balance.

The benefits of market and affordable housing delivery (significant weight) and limited benefits from economic activity, heritage appreciation and biodiversity net gain were outweighed by very substantial harm to bats and moderate harm to badgers, resulting in adverse impacts that significantly and demonstrably outweighed benefits under paragraph 11d)ii of the Framework.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
LPDMP Policy P6LPSS Policy D1LPDMP Policies D4 and D8SNDP Policy 4LPSS Policy ID4LPSS Policy ID5SNDP Policy Send 5LPSS Policy H2
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 11Paragraph 16Paragraph 187Paragraph 193Paragraph 212Paragraph 213Paragraph 215
Judgments
Holborn Studios Ltd v The Council of the London Borough of Hackney [2017] EWHC 2823 (Admin)

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