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Allowed5 February 20263360673

Rowly House, Guildford Road, Cranleigh, Surrey, GU6 8PG

Planning appeal 3360673 at Rowly House, Guildford Road, Cranleigh, Surrey, GU6 8PG (Waverley Borough Council) was allowed on 5 February 2026 by Inspector Coles C, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the development on the provision of residential accommodation in the borough.

Change of use of first floor from residential use (Use Class C3) to mixed use veterinary and staff accommodation (Sui Generis)

Authority
Waverley Borough Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
employment-industrial · Change of use
Inspector
Coles C
Postcode
GU6 8PG

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • the effect of the development on the provision of residential accommodation in the borough
  • the effect of the development on the living conditions of the neighbouring properties, with specific regard to noise and disturbance

What decided it

The economic justification for the expansion of the veterinary business outweighed the loss of an independent residential unit in circumstances where the Council lacks a 5-year housing land supply but the loss of a single unit would not significantly impact housing delivery.

the economic justification for the expansion of the veterinary business outweighed the loss of an independent residential unit

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy DM26Policy DM5Policy DM1
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 57Paragraph 143
Judgments
Holburn Studios Ltd

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