®Planning appeal decision
Land off Station Road, Hydestile, Godalming, GU8 4DB
Planning appeal 6011947 at Land off Station Road, Hydestile, Godalming, GU8 4DB (Waverley Borough Council) was dismissed on 5 October 2026, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the proposal on the landscape character of the area.
described in the application form as ‘the construction of two buildings (mixed Use Classes B2 and B8 (general industrial and storage and distribution) and Class E (c) (office space)) following the demolition and removal of two existing barns (Use Class B8), glass house frames, and hardstanding, together with landscaping and biodiversity enhancements
- Authority
- Waverley Borough Council
- Appeal type
- Planning
- Procedure
- Written
- Development
- employment-industrial
- Postcode
- GU8 4DB
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the proposal on the landscape character of the area
- whether the site is a suitable location for the development, with particular regard to sustainable access and safety for pedestrians and cyclists
- whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt, including the effect on its openness, having regard to the Framework and any relevant development plan policies
- if the development is inappropriate in the Green Belt, whether the harm by reason of inappropriateness, and any other harm, would be clearly outweighed by other considerations, so as to amount to the very special circumstances required to justify the proposal
What decided it
The benefits, though substantial, did not clearly outweigh the totality of the very substantial harms to the Green Belt, landscape character and sustainable location, so very special circumstances were not established.
Taken collectively, the benefits are substantial, but they do not clearly outweigh the totality of the very substantial harms identified, so as to amount to the very special circumstances required to justify the proposal
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy RE3Policy TD1Policy DM4Policy SP2Policy DM9Policy D15Policy ST1Policy RE2Policy DM14
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 154Policy S5Policy GB7Policy GB6Policy TR3Policy E2Policy E4
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.
See how each was appliedThe decision letter
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The main issues, what decided it, the planning balance and the policies and judgments listed as cited are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro and are our summary, not the Inspector’s words; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.