®Planning appeal decision
36 Ash Church Road, Ash, Surrey, GU12 6LX
‘erection of two three bedroom semi detached dwellings’
- Authority
- Guildford Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Bowyer J
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area
- the effect of the proposal on the significance of the Church of St Peter, a Grade II* listed building
- the effect of the proposal on European sites
- the effect of the proposal on highway safety
What decided it
The less than substantial harm to the significance of the Grade II* listed Church of St Peter, combined with harm to character and appearance and adverse effects on the Thames Basin Heaths SPA, could not be outweighed by the limited housing benefit of two dwellings.
The less than substantial harm to the listed building's significance and harm to character and appearance, together with adverse effects on the European designated site, outweighed the limited benefits of providing two additional dwellings in an area where the Council cannot demonstrate five-year housing supply.
Framework references: 11
Plan policies cited: Policy D1 of the Guildford Borough Local Plan: Strategy and Sites 2019, Policy D4 of the Guildford Borough Local Plan: Development Management Policies 2023, Policy D8 of the Guildford Borough Local Plan: Development Management Policies 2023, Policy D3 of the Guildford Borough Local Plan: Strategy and Sites 2019, Policy D18 of the Guildford Borough Local Plan: Development Management Policies 2023, Policy D19 of the Guildford Borough Local Plan: Development Management Policies 2023, Policy P5 of the Guildford Borough Local Plan: Strategy and Sites 2019, Policy P6 of the Guildford Borough Local Plan: Development Management Policies 2023, saved Policy NRM6 of the South East Plan 2009, Policy ID3 of the Guildford Borough Local Plan: Strategy and Sites 2019
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.