®Planning appeal decision
land at the rear of 76 Wey Hill Haslemere, Haslemere, Surrey, GU27 1HN
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
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.
Framework references: 11
Plan policies cited: Policy ST1, Policy TD1, Policy DM1, Policy DM7, Policy DM9, Policy H7, Policy DM11, Policy NE1, Policy CC2, Policy H12
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.