®Planning appeal decision
Clear's Yard, Vincent Walk, , Dorking, RH4 2HA
Planning appeal 3269130 at Clear's Yard, Vincent Walk, , Dorking, RH4 2HA (Mole Valley District Council) was allowed on 18 October 2021 by Inspector Douglas L, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the appeal scheme should make provision for affordable housing.
Erection of 18 No. dwellings with associated access, parking and landscaping, following removal of existing buildings
- Authority
- Mole Valley District Council
- Appeal type
- major · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Major dwellings
- Inspector
- Douglas L
- Postcode
- RH4 2HA
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the appeal scheme should make provision for affordable housing
What decided it
The appellant's Economic Viability Assessment Report, which was not contradicted by the Council and demonstrated the scheme would not be viable with an affordable housing contribution, brought the proposal within the viability exception in Policy CS4.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy CS4
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.