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Dismissed7 December 20233321407

Okebrook, Ockley Road, Forest Green, Dorking, RH5 5SQ

Planning appeal 3321407 at Okebrook, Ockley Road, Forest Green, Dorking, RH5 5SQ (Mole Valley District Council) was dismissed on 7 December 2023 by Inspector James A, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the appeal site represents a suitable location for the proposed development.

construction of a single-storey detached dwelling following demolition of existing residential outbuildings

Authority
Mole Valley District Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector
James A
Postcode
RH5 5SQ

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • whether the appeal site represents a suitable location for the proposed development
  • the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area, including the Area of Great Landscape Value (AGLV)

What decided it

The significant harm to character and appearance of the area and poor accessibility to services and facilities, when weighed against the very limited housing benefit from a single dwelling, significantly and demonstrably outweighed the benefits under the Framework tilted balance.

The limited housing benefit and economic investment were outweighed by significant harm from poor accessibility to local services and facilities and harm to character and appearance of the area, such that the adverse effects significantly and demonstrably outweighed the benefits when assessed against the Framework as a whole.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy CS1Policy CS2Policy ENV3Policy CS13Policy CS14Policy ENV22
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 80Paragraph 78Paragraph 11Paragraph 219

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