®Planning appeal decision
The Old House Guildford Road, Westcott, Dorking, RH4 3NG
Planning appeal 3266746 at The Old House Guildford Road, Westcott, Dorking, RH4 3NG (Mole Valley District Council) was allowed on 9 July 2021 by Inspector Miles H, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposed development would preserve or enhance the character or appearance of the Westcott Conservation Area and the Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty with particular regard to the demolition of the wall fronting Chapel Lane.
erection of 3 new homes within the existing garden of The Old House, Westcott
- Authority
- Mole Valley District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Miles H
- Postcode
- RH4 3NG
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposed development would preserve or enhance the character or appearance of the Westcott Conservation Area and the Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty with particular regard to the demolition of the wall fronting Chapel Lane
- Whether the proposed development would provide satisfactory living conditions for future occupiers of plot 1 having regard to the noise and disturbance from Chapel Lane
What decided it
The important social and economic benefits of providing three new homes in a sustainable village location outweighed the less than substantial harm to the conservation area from the partial loss of the boundary wall.
The less than substantial harm to the conservation area from the partial demolition of the wall was outweighed by the important social and economic benefits of the provision of three houses and the contribution to housing supply.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy ENV22Policy ENV23Policy ENV39Policy CS14
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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