Planning appeal decision
Vine Cottage The Street, Effingham, Leatherhead, KT24 5LQ
Planning appeal 3268679 at Vine Cottage The Street, Effingham, Leatherhead, KT24 5LQ (Guildford Borough Council) was dismissed on 3 December 2021 by Inspector Dowling J, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposal on the listed building, Vine Cottage, and its setting.
Replacement of existing garage with a garage and home office building to a high thermally insulated standard
- Authority
- Guildford Borough Council
- Appeal type
- other · Listed Building Consent & Conservation Area Consent Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- other · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Dowling J
- Postcode
- KT24 5QL
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposal on the listed building, Vine Cottage, and its setting
What decided it
The proposed garage would lack subservience to Vine Cottage and compete with it, causing less than substantial harm to the listed building's setting that was not outweighed by the limited public benefits.
The limited benefits of providing a new garage and home office (car removal from forecourt and reduced commuting emissions) were insufficient to outweigh the less than substantial harm to the setting of the listed building
What the Inspector cited
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 199Paragraph 202
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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