®Planning appeal decision
Dismissed17 July 20253353273
Lime Trees , Popes Lane, Horsell, Woking, Surrey, GU21 4DE
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- Authority
- Woking Borough Council
- Appeal type
- householder · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- De Freitas Terceiro P
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the proposed development on protected species and biodiversity
- whether the proposal would involve the creation of a separate residential unit
- the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the host dwelling and of the surrounding area
- whether the proposal would make adequate provision for any impact upon the Thames Basin Heaths Special Protection Area (SPA)
What decided it
The absence of an ecological assessment or survey work to establish the presence of protected species and the extent of potential harm, which cannot be adequately addressed through conditions, rendered the proposal contrary to Policy CS7 of the Woking Core Strategy.
Plan policies cited: CS7, DM9, CS21, CS24, CS8, CS17, NRM6
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