®Planning appeal decision
Stonehouse Wood, Walliswood, Dorking, RH5 5PL
Planning appeal 3295910 at Stonehouse Wood, Walliswood, Dorking, RH5 5PL (Mole Valley District Council) was dismissed on 13 January 2023 by Inspector Redford R, 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.
the demolition of existing properties and agricultural buildings and erection of four new dwellings comprising 2 x detached family dwellings and a pair of semi-detached family properties together with parking and landscaping
- Authority
- Mole Valley District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Redford R
- Postcode
- RH5 5PL
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area
- Whether the appeal site is a suitable location for the proposed development, having regard to relevant policies relating to the countryside
What decided it
The significant harm to the character and appearance of the area caused by the sprawling layout and encroachment into open fields substantially and demonstrably outweighed the moderate benefits of housing provision in a district with a shortfall.
The moderate benefits of housing provision and compliance with Paragraph 79 of the Framework were substantially and demonstrably outweighed by the significant harm to character and appearance of the area
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy CS13 of the Mole Valley Core StrategyPolicy CS1 of the Mole Valley Core StrategyPolicy ENV22 of the Mole Valley Local PlanPolicy ENV23 of the Mole Valley Local PlanPolicy ENV3 of the Mole Valley Local Plan
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11Paragraph 79Paragraph 60Paragraph 69Paragraph 130Paragraph 134
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.
See how each was appliedThe decision letter
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