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Allowed11 May 20266003410

Heath House, Blackheath Lane, Blackheath, Surrey, GU4 8RB

Planning appeal 6003410 at Heath House, Blackheath Lane, Blackheath, Surrey, GU4 8RB (Waverley Borough Council) was allowed on 11 May 2026 by Inspector Catcheside E, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the site is suitable for the proposed development, having particular regard to the spatial strategy set out in the development plan and accessibility to services and facilities by sustainable travel modes.

change of use of ancillary outbuilding to independent residential dwelling

Authority
Waverley Borough Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Change of use
Inspector
Catcheside E
Postcode
GU4 8RB

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the site is suitable for the proposed development, having particular regard to the spatial strategy set out in the development plan and accessibility to services and facilities by sustainable travel modes

What decided it

The serious shortage of housing land supply (1.28 years) and the urgent need for housing, combined with the re-use of an existing building and the availability of onward sustainable travel options to larger settlements, outweighed the conflict with the spatial strategy and sustainable travel policies of the development plan.

The adverse impacts of granting permission, being conflict with the development plan's spatial strategy and sustainable travel policies, did not significantly and demonstrably outweigh the benefits of supporting housing supply in the context of a serious shortfall of 1.28 years.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy SP2Policy ST1Policy DM15Policy DM9
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 84Paragraph 11
Judgments
Braintree DC v SSCLG, Greyread Ltd & Granville Developments Ltd [2018] EWCA Civ 610; Julian Wood v SSCLG and Gravesham Borough Council [2015] EWCA Civ 195

How the Inspector dealt with each one is set out in the app, in order: the development plan, national policy, housing land supply, other considerations and the planning balance, beside the letter.

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