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Dismissed27 January 20233298118

The Clockhouse Horsham Road, Capel, Dorking, RH5 5JJ

Planning appeal 3298118 at The Clockhouse Horsham Road, Capel, Dorking, RH5 5JJ (Mole Valley District Council) was dismissed on 27 January 2023 by Inspector Glassar S, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the site is a suitable location for residential development having regard to the Council's housing strategy.

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
Postcode
RH5 5JJ

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

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy CS1Policy ENV3Policy CS14Policy ENV42
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 11Paragraph 202
Judgments
Herbert Hiley v SSLUHC & Anor [2022] EWHC 1289 (Admin)

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