®Planning appeal decision
Stonehouse Wood, Walliswood, DORKING, RH5 5PL
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
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
Framework references: 11, 79, 60, 69, 130, 134
Plan policies cited: Policy CS13 of the Mole Valley Core Strategy, Policy CS1 of the Mole Valley Core Strategy, Policy ENV22 of the Mole Valley Local Plan, Policy ENV23 of the Mole Valley Local Plan, Policy ENV3 of the Mole Valley Local Plan
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.