®Planning appeal decision
The Surrey Yeoman, 220-222 High Street, DORKING, RH4 1QR
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
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.
Framework references: 11, 202
Plan policies cited: Policy CS14, Policy CS17, Policy ENV22, Policy ENV23, Policy ENV24, Policy ENV39, Policy ENV43
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.