Hogs Back farm, Monkshatch, Hogs Back, Compton, GU3 1DL

application for permission in principle for two detached dwellings following demolition of existing buildings

Authority: Guildford Borough Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Other minor developments
Inspector: De Freitas Terceiro P

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether the proposal constitutes habitats development exempted from permission in principle under Article 5B(1) of the Town and Country Planning (Permission in Principle) Order 2017, having regard to likely significant effects on the Thames Basin Heaths Special Protection Area

What decided it

The proposal constitutes habitats development exempted from permission in principle under Article 5B(1) of the Order because the Inspector cannot be satisfied beyond all reasonable scientific doubt that mitigation measures would be secured and delivered, given the absence of an effective mechanism to link financial contributions to the technical details consent stage.

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Heritage. Listed buildings by grade and distance, conservation areas, scheduled monuments, registered parks and gardens, heritage at risk.
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