®Planning appeal decision
Land South of Coles Lane, Ockley , Dorking, RH5 5HW
Planning appeal 3272057 at Land South of Coles Lane, Ockley , Dorking, RH5 5HW (Mole Valley District Council) was allowed on 8 December 2022 by Inspector Philpott M, following a hearing. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the site is in an appropriate location for housing with regard to the development plan's spatial strategy.
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
- Postcode
- RH5 5HW
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.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy CS18Policy MOV2LP Policy ENV3CS Policy CS1CS Policy CS2CS Policy CS3CS Policy CS4CS Policy CS14CS Policy CS16LP Policy ENV4LP Policy ENV22LP Policy ENV23
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11Paragraph 56Paragraph 57Paragraph 79Paragraph 105Paragraph 111Paragraph 138Paragraph 147Paragraph 150Paragraph 174Paragraph 179
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.