®Planning appeal decision
Plot 14, Land North of High Green, Old Haslemere Road, Haslemere, Surrey, GU27 2NN
described on the application form as a ‘detached dwelling’
- Authority
- Waverley Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Price A
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposed development on protected trees
What decided it
Insufficient evidence to demonstrate that the proposed development would have an acceptable effect on the protected birch tree, particularly regarding its long-term survival and health, combined with concerns about indirect pressure for future removal or significant pruning.
The economic and social benefits of housing provision and employment, limited by the small scale of the development, were significantly and demonstrably outweighed by the harm to protected trees and the natural environment.
Framework references: 11
Plan policies cited: Policy H9 of the Haslemere Neighbourhood Plan (2021), Policy TD1 of the Waverley Borough Local Plan (Part 1, 2018), Policy NE1 of the Waverley Borough Local Plan (Part 1, 2018)
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.