25 Papercourt Lane, Ripley, Woking, GU23 6DS

Planning appeal 3366614 at 25 Papercourt Lane, Ripley, Woking, GU23 6DS (Guildford Borough Council) was dismissed on 30 October 2025 by Inspector Coles C, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the site represents a suitable location for housing having regard to its accessibility to services and facilities.

custom/self-build dwelling

Authority: Guildford Borough Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector: Coles C
Postcode: GU23 6DS

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.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy ID3 of the Guildford Borough Local Plan: Strategy and Sites 2015-2034
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 11Paragraph 105Paragraph 106Paragraph 107Paragraph 108Paragraph 109Paragraph 110Paragraph 111Paragraph 112Paragraph 115Paragraph 116Paragraph 117Paragraph 154

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