®Planning appeal decision
Land south of Coles Lane, Ockley , Dorking, RH5 5HW
outline planning permission for a residential scheme of up to 60 dwellings, with associated landscaping, amenity space, sustainable urban drainage system (SuDS), and associated works. All matters are reserved except for access
- Authority
- Mole Valley District Council
- Appeal type
- major · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Hearing
- Development
- residential · Major dwellings
- Inspector
- Philpott M
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the site is in an appropriate location for housing with regard to the development plan's spatial strategy
- the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the site and the surrounding area
What decided it
The tilted balance under paragraph 11(d) of the Framework, triggered by the Council's 2.9-year housing land supply, meant the moderate identified harms were outweighed by the considerable housing, affordable housing and other benefits.
The considerable benefits of housing delivery, affordable housing, biodiversity net gain and off-site highway improvements outweighed the moderate adverse impacts on the spatial strategy and on character and appearance, so the presumption in favour of sustainable development applied and permission was granted.
Framework references: 11, 56, 57, 79, 105, 111, 138, 147, 150, 174, 179
Plan policies cited: Policy CS18, Policy MOV2, LP Policy ENV3, CS Policy CS1, CS Policy CS2, CS Policy CS3, CS Policy CS4, CS Policy CS14, CS Policy CS16, LP Policy ENV4, LP Policy ENV22, LP Policy ENV23
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.