®Planning appeal decision
1 Hill Road, FARNHAM, GU9 0QJ
erection of a two storey dwelling and associated works including demolition of single storey element to 1 Hill Road
- Authority
- Waverley Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Gardner L
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area
- whether the proposal meets the definition of a self-build dwelling and therefore the requirements of the BNG exemption
- the effect of the proposal on the living conditions of neighbouring occupiers, in particular 1 and 4 Hill Road, having regard to natural light, outlook and privacy
What decided it
The proposal's failure to qualify as a self-build dwelling exempt from mandatory biodiversity net gain, combined with significant harm to character and appearance, meant the adverse impacts significantly and demonstrably outweighed the benefits of housing delivery.
The moderate benefits from housing delivery and economic benefits were significantly and demonstrably outweighed by the significant harm to character and appearance and the heavy weighting against the proposal's failure to meet the statutory biodiversity net gain framework.
Framework references: 11
Plan policies cited: Policy TD1 of the Waverley Borough Local Plan Part 1 (2018), Policy NE1 of the Waverley Borough Local Plan Part 1 (2018), Policy CC2 of the Waverley Borough Local Plan Part 1 (2018), Policy DM1 of the Waverley Borough Local Plan Part 2 (2023), Policy DM4 of the Waverley Borough Local Plan Part 2 (2023), Policy DM5 of the Waverley Borough Local Plan Part 2 (2023)
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.