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Dismissed17 March 20223280780

Deepdene Lodge, Deepdene Avenue, Dorking, Surrey, RH5 4AZ

Planning appeal 3280780 at Deepdene Lodge, Deepdene Avenue, Dorking, Surrey, RH5 4AZ (Mole Valley District Council) was dismissed on 17 March 2022 by Inspector Ayres J, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposal on the Surrey Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (the AONB).

extension to provide 5 additional apartments following the grant of permission under MO/2018/1062

Authority
Mole Valley District Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector
Ayres J
Postcode
RH5 4AZ

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • The effect of the proposal on the Surrey Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (the AONB)
  • The effect of the proposal on the Deepdene Grade II* Registered Park or Garden, the setting of the Grade II listed Deepdene icehouse and the setting of the locally listed castellated archway

What decided it

The proposal would be harmful to the AONB by appearing intrusive without a secured mechanism for long-term vegetation retention, and this harm given great weight under paragraph 174 of the Framework outweighed the public benefits and could not be overcome by the absence of a five-year housing land supply.

The public benefits of five additional housing units would outweigh the less than substantial harm to the Registered Park or Garden, but the great weight given to harm to the AONB tipped the balance against the proposal overall.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy CS13 of the Mole Valley Local Development Framework Core StrategyPolicy P1 of the AONB Management PlanPolicy P3 of the AONB Management PlanPolicy ENV47 of the Local PlanPolicy ENV43 of the Local Plan
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 11Paragraph 56Paragraph 174Paragraph 200Paragraph 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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