®Planning appeal decision
23A Liphook Road, Haslemere, GU27 1NL
Planning appeal 3351893 at 23A Liphook Road, Haslemere, GU27 1NL (Waverley Borough Council) was dismissed on 16 April 2025 by Inspector Coles C, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the surrounding area.
‘change of use of the site to C3 (residential) and associated alterations to form a one-bedroom dwelling’
- Authority
- Waverley Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Coles C
- Postcode
- GU27 1NL
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the surrounding area
- the living conditions of the occupiers of 23 Liphook Road with particular regard to outlook within their external amenity space
- whether the proposed development would provide acceptable living conditions for its occupants with regard to outlook, daylight, sunlight and outdoor amenity space
- whether the proposal makes adequate provision for car parking and on-site cycle parking
What decided it
The adverse impacts of material harm to character and appearance, neighbouring amenity, future occupant living conditions, and inadequate parking provision would significantly and demonstrably outweigh the modest benefits of housing delivery in circumstances of housing land supply shortfall.
The material harms to character and appearance, neighbouring amenity, future occupant living conditions, and parking provision would significantly and demonstrably outweigh the modest social and economic benefits of delivering a small dwelling, even in circumstances where the tilted balance under paragraph 11(d)(ii) of the Framework is engaged due to housing land supply shortfall.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy TD1 of Waverley Borough Local Plan Part 1: Strategic Policies and Sites (2018)Policy H2 of Haslemere Neighbourhood Plan (2021)Policy DM1 of Waverley Borough Local Plan Part 2: Site Allocations and Development Management Policies (March 2023)Policy DM4 of Waverley Borough Local Plan Part 2: Site Allocations and Development Management Policies (March 2023)Policy DM5 of Waverley Borough Local Plan Part 2: Site Allocations and Development Management Policies (March 2023)Policy ST1 of Waverley Borough Local Plan Part 1: Strategic Policies and Sites (2018)
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 135Paragraph 11
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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