®Planning appeal decision
1-3 High Street, REIGATE, RH2 9AA
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
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.
Plan policies cited: Policy DES1, Policy NHE9
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.