®Planning appeal decision
1-3 High Street, Reigate, RH2 9AA
Planning appeal 3273796 at 1-3 High Street, Reigate, RH2 9AA (Reigate and Banstead Borough Council) was dismissed on 21 December 2021 by Inspector Miles H, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area with particular respect to whether the proposed development would preserve or enhance the character or appearance of the Reigate Conservation Area, the setting of nearby Grade II listed 5 High Street, and the non-designated heritage asset 1-3 High Street.
addition of a further floor above the existing first floor, and the use of the area as residential accommodation
- Authority
- Reigate and Banstead Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Miles H
- Postcode
- RH2 9AA
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area with particular respect to whether the proposed development would preserve or enhance the character or appearance of the Reigate Conservation Area, the setting of nearby Grade II listed 5 High Street, and the non-designated heritage asset 1-3 High Street
What decided it
The limited public benefits of providing one new dwelling would not outweigh the considerable harm to the designated heritage assets, particularly the less-than-substantial but important harm to the conservation area and the setting of the Grade II listed building.
The limited public benefits of one new dwelling and efficient use of previously developed land were outweighed by the considerable harm to the conservation area and the setting of the listed building, to which the Inspector attached considerable weight and importance.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy DES1Policy NHE9
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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