®Planning appeal decision
1 Railway Cottages The Common, CRANLEIGH, GU6 8SE
the rection of a single storey detached dwelling
- Authority
- Waverley Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Glassar S
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the proposed development on highway safety
- the effect of the proposed development on protected species
- the effect of the proposed development on watercourse and associated habitats
- the effect of the proposed development on biodiversity net gain
What decided it
The unacceptable impact on highway safety from increased vehicular and pedestrian conflict at the access point, which could not be adequately mitigated and attracted significant weight against the proposal, substantially and demonstrably outweighed the benefits of housing delivery and ecological enhancements.
The considerable benefits of housing delivery, economic benefits during construction and occupation, and biodiversity net gain were substantially and demonstrably outweighed by the significant weight of the unacceptable highway safety impact, such that the presumption in favour of sustainable development did not apply.
Framework references: 11
Plan policies cited: Policy DM9 of the Waverley Local Plan Part 2, Policy NE1 of the Waverley Local Plan Part 1, Policy NE2 of the Waverley Local Plan Part 1
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.