®Planning appeal decision
25 Papercourt Lane, Ripley, WOKING, GU23 6DS
custom/self-build dwelling
- Authority
- Guildford Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Coles C
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the site represents a suitable location for housing having regard to its accessibility to services and facilities
What decided it
The site's rural location and heavy reliance on private motor vehicles for access to services and facilities, contrary to Framework paragraphs 105-117 and Policy ID3, significantly and demonstrably outweighed the modest benefit of one dwelling in an area with no five-year housing land supply.
The adverse impacts of the unsuitable rural location and conflict with sustainable transport policies significantly and demonstrably outweighed the modest benefit of one dwelling contribution to housing supply, such that the proposal would not constitute sustainable development and the presumption in favour did not apply.
Framework references: 11, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 115, 116, 117, 154
Plan policies cited: Policy ID3 of the Guildford Borough Local Plan: Strategy and Sites 2015-2034
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.