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Dismissed13 November 20253368631

Land at the Rear of 76 Wey Hill Haslemere, Haslemere, Surrey, GU27 1HN

Planning appeal 3368631 at Land at the Rear of 76 Wey Hill Haslemere, Haslemere, Surrey, GU27 1HN (Waverley Borough Council) was dismissed on 13 November 2025 by Inspector Bowden N, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the proposed development on highway safety.

the demolition of existing refrigerated cold stores and replacement with two semi detached dwellings with associated parking and amenity

Authority
Waverley Borough Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector
Bowden N
Postcode
GU27 1HN

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • the effect of the proposed development on highway safety
  • the effect of the proposed development on trees
  • whether the proposed development can demonstrate a 10% Biodiversity Net Gain (BNG)

What decided it

The proposal fails to provide sufficient information to demonstrate acceptable highway safety, tree protection, and biodiversity net gain, which together provide a strong reason for refusal that outweighs the housing benefits despite the Council's inability to demonstrate five-year housing land supply.

The benefits of delivering two two-bedroom homes to meet unmet housing need were outweighed by the strong reasons for refusal on highway safety, trees, and BNG, notwithstanding the Council's lack of five-year housing land supply.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy ST1Policy TD1Policy DM1Policy DM7Policy DM9Policy H7Policy DM11Policy NE1Policy CC2Policy H12
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 11

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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