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Dismissed21 September 20266006517

Land at Catteshall Mill, Catteshall Road, Godalming, GU7 1NJ

Planning appeal 6006517 at Land at Catteshall Mill, Catteshall Road, Godalming, GU7 1NJ (Waverley Borough Council) was dismissed on 21 September 2026 by Inspector J Heppell, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area with particular reference to an Area of Strategic Visual Importance (ASVI).

Erection of a building comprising 9 residential units together with car parking and associated works in lieu of planning permission WA/2002/2310

Authority
Waverley Borough Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning
Procedure
Written
Development
residential
Inspector
J Heppell
Postcode
GU7 1NJ

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area with particular reference to an Area of Strategic Visual Importance (ASVI)
  • the effect of the proposal on flood risk
  • the effect of the proposal on the integrity of a Site of Nature Conservation Importance (SNCI)
  • whether the proposal would provide suitable living conditions for future occupiers with particular reference to play space, outdoor space, sunlight and privacy

What decided it

The proposal's conflict with the Framework's key principles for well-designed places (Policy DP3) and the requirement that flood risk not be increased elsewhere (Policy F7), combined with inadequate play space provision, substantially outweighed the substantial weight given to housing delivery benefits.

The substantial weight given to the benefits of providing homes to meet evidenced accommodation needs and making better use of previously developed land was substantially outweighed by the significant adverse effects of harm to the ASVI character and appearance, increased flood risk elsewhere, and inadequate living conditions through lack of play space provision.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy RE3Policy TD1Policy DM1Policy DM4Policy DM7Policy GOD5Policy NE1Policy NE2Policy CC1Policy CC4Policy LRC1Policy DM5Policy S4
Judgments
Holborn Studios Ltd v The Council of the London Borough of Hackney (2018); Mansell v Tonbridge and Malling BC & others [2017] EWCA Civ 1314

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