®Planning appeal decision
43 South Street, Dorking, Surrey, RH4 2JX
change of use and conversion of part of the building to provide 1 No. flat (Use Class C3) and change of use of part of ground floor to a mixed use retail/professional and financial services use (Use Class E(a) and E(c)) with associated amenity area, refuse and cycle storage
- Authority
- Mole Valley District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- MacLeod R
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the proposal on the viability of the remaining commercial unit and on the character and vitality of the shopping centre
What decided it
The evidence suggests the retained small commercial unit would not be viable, and if vacant would detract from the character and vitality of the shopping centre, with these adverse impacts significantly and demonstrably outweighing the benefit of one additional dwelling when assessed against the Framework as a whole.
the adverse impacts of granting permission (loss of viable commercial frontage and harm to shopping centre vitality) significantly and demonstrably outweighed the benefit of one additional dwelling when assessed against the policies in the Framework taken as a whole
Framework references: 11, 86
Plan policies cited: Policy CS6 of the Mole Valley Core Strategy (2009), Policy DT3 of the Dorking Town Centre Action Area 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.