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Allowed17 November 20253361061

Land South of Clock House Lane, Bramley, Guildford, Surrey, GU5 0AP

Planning appeal 3361061 at Land South of Clock House Lane, Bramley, Guildford, Surrey, GU5 0AP (Waverley Borough Council) was allowed on 17 November 2025 by Inspector Gilbert J, following a hearing. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposed development accords with NPPF paragraph 84, with particular regard to location.

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Authority
Waverley Borough Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Hearing
Development
residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector
Gilbert J
Postcode
GU5 0AP

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the proposed development accords with NPPF paragraph 84, with particular regard to location
  • The effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area, including the Surrey Hills National Landscape and Area of Great Landscape Value (AGLV)
  • Whether appropriate provision is made for affordable housing
  • Whether the proposed development would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the NPPF and any relevant development plan policies

What decided it

The proposal satisfied all the NPPF paragraph 155 exceptions (including the Golden Rules on affordable housing and green space) so that it was not inappropriate development in the Green Belt, and caused no harm to the National Landscape's character.

the proposal met the Green Belt 'Golden Rules' and avoided harm to landscape character and the National Landscape, resulting in accordance with the development plan as a whole with no material considerations to outweigh that finding

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy RE3Policy TD1Policy DM4BNP-G1BNP-G3Policy AHN1Policy RE2Policy DM14BNP-E3
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 84Paragraph 65Paragraph 139Paragraph 138Paragraph 189Paragraph 190Paragraph 153Paragraph 154Paragraph 155Paragraph 156Paragraph 157Paragraph 158Paragraph 159Paragraph 143Paragraph 110Paragraph 115Paragraph 58
Judgments
Braintree DC v SSCLG, Greyread Ltd & Granville Developments Ltd [2018] EWCA Civ 610

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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