®Planning appeal decision
The Clockhouse Horsham Road, Capel, DORKING, RH5 5JJ
for 7 new 2 storey family dwellings with associated vehicle and pedestrian access in land adjacent to Horsham Road
- Authority
- Mole Valley District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Glassar S
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the site is a suitable location for residential development having regard to the Council's housing strategy
- the effect of the proposed development on the setting of a nearby listed building
What decided it
The strength of the heritage objection to the harm to the listed building's setting outweighed the public benefits of housing delivery in an area of under-supply.
the delivery of 7 houses in an area where housing provision is well below Government expectations would be advantageous, but the strength of the heritage objection is greater, and the public benefits would not be sufficient to outweigh the harm to the heritage asset
Framework references: 11, 202
Plan policies cited: Policy CS1, Policy ENV3, Policy CS14, Policy ENV42
Judgments cited: Herbert Hiley v SSLUHC & Anor [2022] EWHC 1289 (Admin)
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