Planning appeal decision
Fairnalee, 25 Deepdene Wood, Dorking, RH5 4BQ
Planning appeal 3271353 at Fairnalee, 25 Deepdene Wood, Dorking, RH5 4BQ (Mole Valley District Council) was dismissed on 21 June 2021 by Inspector Tivey C, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the appeal proposal upon the character and appearance of the area.
for demolition of existing attached garage and utilities, erection of two storey side extension with basement and loft conversion
- Authority
- Mole Valley District Council
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Tivey C
- Postcode
- RH5 4BQ
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the appeal proposal upon the character and appearance of the area
What decided it
The forward projection of the proposed front gable feature beyond the existing principal elevation would render the extension overly dominant and fail to appear subordinate to the host dwelling, causing harm to the character of the Residential Area of Special Character.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- MVLP policy ENV17MVLP policy ENV22MVLP policy ENV32Mole Valley Core Strategy policy 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.
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.
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