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Dismissed27 May 20223275891

The Surrey Yeoman, 220-222 High Street, Dorking, RH4 1QR

Planning appeal 3275891 at The Surrey Yeoman, 220-222 High Street, Dorking, RH4 1QR (Mole Valley District Council) was dismissed on 27 May 2022 by Inspector Pipkin R, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the proposed development on heritage assets.

erection of a new single detached dwelling on the land to the rear of the Grade II Listed Surrey Yeoman public house

Authority
Mole Valley District Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector
Pipkin R
Postcode
RH4 1QR

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • the effect of the proposed development on heritage assets
  • whether the proposed development would provide satisfactory living conditions for future occupants, with particular regard to noise and general disturbance
  • the effect of the proposed development on the economic viability of the public house

What decided it

The significant though less than substantial harm to the setting of the listed building and conservation area, combined with the failure to provide satisfactory living conditions and harm to the public house's viability, outweighed the limited public benefits of the scheme.

The public benefits of providing a new dwelling in a sustainable town centre location and tidying up the unmade road were limited and did not outweigh the less than substantial harm to heritage assets and the harm to the economic and social benefits of the public house operations.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy CS14Policy CS17Policy ENV22Policy ENV23Policy ENV24Policy ENV39Policy ENV43
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 11Paragraph 202

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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