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Hollyoak and land West of Loxwood Road, Alfold

A planning inquiry related to Hollyoak and land West of Loxwood Road, Alfold opened at 10am on 7 December 2021 and ran for 6 days.

Reason for inquiry

Appeal by The Merchant Seamans War Memorial Society and Thakeham Homes Ltd relating to the application to Waverley Borough Council:

Appeal: APP/R3650/W/21/3278196

Waverley BC application: WA/2020/1684 following refusal on 05/03/2021.

Description of works: Erection of 99 dwellings (Including 30% Affordable Housing) associated Highways and landscape works following demolition of Hollyoak (as amplified by documents received 18/12/2020 to 05/01/2021).

Site Address: Hollyoak and land West of Loxwood Road, Alfold.

Appeal decision

We received a decision on the appeal from the Planning Inspectorate on 11 January 2022:

"The appeal is allowed and planning permission is granted for demolition of Hollyoak and erection of 99 residential dwellings (including 30% affordable housing), associated highway and landscape works, and removal of oak subject to Tree Preservation Order 20/20 at land west of Loxwood Road, Alford, Surrey in accordance with the terms of the application, Ref WA/2020/1684, dated 30 October 2020, and the plans submitted with it, subject to the conditions set out in the Schedule attached to this decision."

Download the decision notice and full details:

Appeal decision, Ref: APP/R3650/W/21/3278196, dated 11 January 2022

Case Officer contact at the Planning Inspectorate

Alison Bell

The schedule will be updated during the week commencing 28 November 2021.

Day 1 -  Tuesday 7 December, 10am - 5pm

Item Time
Inspector's opening remarks 10am
Openings by main parties and representations by third parties 11.15am
HLS roundtable 1.45pm
HLS roundtable (if required) 3.30pm

Day 2 - Wednesday 8 December, 9.30am - 5pm

Item Time
LPA Trees (Brewster) *XIC, XX, REX 9.30am
LPA Landscape (Friend) *XIC 11.15am
LPA Landscape (Friend) *XX 1.45pm
LPA Landscape (Friend) *XX, REX 3.30pm

Day 3 - Thursday 9 December, 9.30am - 5pm

Item Time
LPA Planning (Edwards) *XIC 9.30am
LPA Planning (Edwards) *XX 11.15am
LPA Planning (Edwards) *XX, REX 1.45pm
App Sustainability (Howard) XIC, XX, REX 3.30pm

Day 4 - Friday 10 December, 9.30am - 5pm

Item Time
App Trees (Wharton) XIC, XX, REX 9.30am
App Landscape (Ede) XIC, XX 11.15am
App Landscape (Ede) XX, REX 1.45pm
Free 3.30pm

Day 5 - Tuesday 14 December, 9.30am - 5pm

Item Time
App Planning (Burden) XIC 9.30am
App Planning (Burden) XX 11.15am
App Planning (Burden) XX, REX 1.45pm
S.106 and Conditions 3.30pm

Day 6 - Wednesday 15 December, 9.30am - 5pm

Item Time
Site visit 9.30am
Site visit 11.15am
Closings 1.45pm
Free 3.30pm

 

*ABBREVIATIONS:

XIC = EXAMINATION IN CHIEF

XX = CROSS EXAMINATION

REX = RE-EXAMINATION

Full details can be found on the inspector's start letter dated 17 August 2021.

Deadline Date Activity

24 August 2021

Notifications issued (sent)

21 September 2021

LPA Appeal Statement (sent)

Statement of Common Ground (sent)

27 September 2021 

Case management conference

9 November 2021

Proofs of Evidence

16 November 2021

LPA Inquiry notification letter

7 December 2021

Inquiry starts

12 January 2022

Appeal decision expected to be issued on or before 

 

APPEAL DOCUMENTS

Original application documents

All application documents

Agreed statements of common ground

Statement of common ground

Council's statement of case

Council's statement of case

LPA statement of case

Appellant's Statement of Case

Appellant's statement of case

 

CORE DOCUMENTS

Contents of Core Document (subject to change)

 

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Application plans

Application documents

Additional/amended reports and/or plan submitted after validation

Officers Report and Decision Notice

The Development Plan

Emerging Development Plan and other evidence base/guidance documents

Appeal Decisions

Relevant Judgements

Housing Land supply

Other Appeal documents and statements of common ground

Application plans (for approval)

Number Document/Drawing
P1 P034_P1001 Land Ownership Plan
P2 P034_P1002 Site Location Plan
P3 P034_P1003 Site Block Plan
P4 T034_P1010 Proposed Site Layout (Colour)
P5 T034_P1011 Proposed Site Layout (Black & White)
P6 T034_P1050 Street Scenes Sheet 1
P7 T034_P1051 Street Scenes Sheet 2
P8 T034_P1100 Plots 1-2 Floor Plans & Elevations
P9 T034_P1101 Plots 3-4 Floor Plans & Elevations
P10 T034_P1102 Plots 5-6, 9-10, 33-34, 35-36, 65-66, 88-89, 92-93 Floor Plans & Elevations
P11 T034_P1103 Plots 7-8, 90-91 Floor Plans & Elevations
P12 T034_P1104 Plots 11-12, 57-58, 69-70, 96-97 Floor Plans & Elevation
P13 T034_P1105 Plots 13-14 Floor Plans & Elevations
P14 T034_P1106 Plots 15-16 Floor Plans & Elevations
P15 T034_P1107 Plots 17-18 Floor Plans & Elevations
P16 T034_P1108 Plots 19-20 Floor Plans & Elevations
P17 T034_P1109 Plots 21-22 Floor Plans & Elevations
P18 T034_P1110 Plots 23-26 Floor Plans & Elevations
P19 T034_P1111 Plots 27-30 Floor Plans & Elevations
P20 T034_P1112 Plots 31-32 Floor Plans & Elevations
P21 T034_P1113 Plots 37-38 Floor Plans & Elevations
P22 T034_P1114 Plots 39-42 Floor Plans & Elevations
P23 T034_P1115 Plots 43-46 Floor Plans & Elevations
P24 T034_P1116 Plot 47 Floor Plans & Elevations
P25 T034_P1117 Plots 48-49 Floor Plans & Elevations
P26 T034_P1118 Plot 50 Floor Plans & Elevations
P27 T034_P1119 Plot 51 Floor Plans & Elevations
P28 T034_P1120 Plots 52-53 Floor Plans & Elevations
P29 T034_P1121 Plots 54 & 83 Floor Plans & Elevations
P30 T034_P1122 Plots 55-56 Floor Plans & Elevations
P31 T034_P1123 Plots 59-62 Floor Plans & Elevations
P32 T034_P1124 Plots 63-64 Floor Plans & Elevations
P33 T034_P1125 Plots 67-68 Floor Plans & Elevations
P34 T034_P1126 Plots 71-72, 73-74 Floor Plans & Elevations
P35 T034_P1127 Plots 75 & 86 Floor Plans & Elevations
P36 T034_P1128 Plots 76-77 Floor Plans & Elevations
P37 T034_P1129 Plot 78 Floor Plans & Elevations
P38 T034_P1130 Plot 79 Floor Plans & Elevations
P39 T034_P1131 Plot 80-81 Floor Plans & Elevations
P40 T034_P1132 Plot 82 Floor Plans & Elevations
P41 T034_P1133 Plots 84-85 Floor Plans & Elevations
P42 T034_P1134 Plot 87 Floor Plans & Elevations
P43 T034_P1135 Plots 94-95 Floor Plans & Elevations
P44 T034_P1136 Plot 98 Floor Plans & Elevations
P45 T034_P1137 Plot 99 Floor Plans & Elevations
P46 T034_P1138 Ancillary Buildings Floor Plan & Elevations

 

Application documents

Number Document/Drawing
1.1 Planning and Affordable Housing Statement including Statement of Community Involvement (see Appendix B) and Assessment of Five Year Housing Land Supply (see Appendix C). Including Lighting Assessment, Open Space Assessment. (Thakeham, October 2020)
1.2 CIL Form
1.3 Ecological survey (including biodiversity net gain) (EAD Ecology, October 2020)
1.4 Biodiversity Checklist
1.5 Flood Risk Assessment (including the WBC SUDS proforma) (Canon Consulting Engineers, October 2020)
1.6 Drainage Statement (Canon Consulting Engineers, October 2020)
1.7 Arboricultural Impact Assessment
1.8 Landscape Visual Appraisal (Landscape Collective, October 2020)
1.9 Landscape Strategy
1.10 Infrastructure Statement (Utilitas, October 2020)
1.11 Transport Assessment and Appendices including Road Safety Audit and Designers Response (WSP, October 2020)
1.12 Travel Plan (WSP, October 2020)
1.13 Design and Access Statement (Thakeham, October 2020)
1.14 Archaeology & Heritage Assessment (ACD, October 2020)
1.15 Energy and Sustainability Statement (Southern Energy Consultants, October 2020)

 

Additional/amended reports and/or plans submitted after validation

Number Document/Drawing
2.1 Planning and Affordable Housing Statement Alfold (February 2021)
2.2 Design and Access Statement (Thakeham, February 2021)
2.3 Arboricultural Impact Statement (Wharton, January 2021)
2.4 Landscape and Visual Appraisal - Alfold (February 2021)
2.5 Transport Assessment (WSP, January 2021)

 

Officers Report and Decision Notice

Number Document/Drawing
3.1 Officers Report
3.2 Decision Notice

 

The development plan

Number Document/Drawing
4.1 Waverley Local Plan Part 1 (February 2018)
4.2 LPP1 Inspectors Report
4.3 LPP1 Main Modifications
4.4 Waverley Local Plan 2002 Saved Policies
4.5 LPP1 Adopted Policies Map 2018
4.6 Local Plan 2002 Saving Direction

 

Emerging development plan and other evidence base/guidance documents

Number Document/Drawing
5.1 LPP2 Pre-Submission Plan (November 2020)
5.2 Pre-Submission LPP2 Addendum (October 2021)
5.3 Surrey Transport Plan: Executive Summary (February 2016)
5.4 Waverley Local Plan 2002 Saved Policies
5.5 LPP1 Adopted Policies Map 2018
5.6 Land Availability Assessment (LAA) 2020
5.7 The Surrey LTP4 consultation draft
5.8 Settlement Boundaries Topic Paper (November 2020)
5.9 WBC Land Availability Assessment (LAA) 2020

 

Appeal decisions

Number Document/Drawing
6.1 Springbok Radcliffe Estate, land at Sachel Court Road and between Dunsfold Road & Loxwood Road, Alfold Crossways (3155714) (1 December 2017)
6.2 Land east of Loxwood Road, Alfold (3237359) (2 March 2020)
6.3 Land at Waverley Lane, Farnham – March 2018 (3139911)
6.4 Land to the rear of Bindon House, Farnham – March 2018 (3152620)
6.5 Alfold Crossways – September 2018 (3193390)
6.6 Folly Hill – December 2018 (3171409)
6.7 Longdene House – January 2019 (3165974)
6.8 Land South of Cox Green Road – September 2019 (3227970)
6.9 Windacres Farm – November 2019 (3230164)
6.10 Land at Lower Weybourne Lane, Badshot Lea – June 2021 (3262641)
6.11 Land at Firethorn Farm, Ewhurst – 22 February 2019 (3203951)
6.12 Land at Alfold Garden Centre - 17 December 1029 (3234716)

 

Relevant Judgements

Number Document/Drawing
7.1 Solihull MBC v Gallagher Estates Limited and Lioncourt Homes ([2014] EWCA Civ 1610)
7.2 Hallam Land Management Ltd v SSCLG & Anor [2018] EWCA Civ 1808 (31 July 2018)
7.3 Gladman v SSCLG and Sedgemoor District Council [2019] EWHC 128 (Admin) (5 December 2018)

 

Housing Land supply

Number Document/Drawing
8.1 WBC Housing Land Supply Position Statement incl. Appendices (November 2021)
8.2 WBC AMR 2017/18
8.3 WBC AMR 2018/19
8.4 WBC AMR 2019/20

 

Other Appeal documents and statements of common ground

Number Document/Drawing
9.1 PINs Case Management Conference Summary Note
9.2 Appellant Statement of Case
Procedure Statement
9.3 Local Planning Appeal Statement of Case
9.4 Signed Statement of Common Ground
9.5 Statement of Common Ground with Surrey County Council
9.6 Planning for the Future White Paper (August 2020)
9.7 Council’s Corporate Strategy 2019-23
9.8 Draft S106
9.9 Draft Recommended List of Conditions
9.10 Waverley Housing Strategy 2018-2023
9.11 Signed Statement of Common Ground with Housing Land Supply

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