®Planning appeal decision
67-68 , West Street, Dorking, RH4 1BW
the change of use from commercial to commercial and 9 dwelling houses. (Of these nine flats, flat 8 is a duplex that is situated on top of the existing flat roof to the rear and at first floor with a cone shaped second storey volume clad in tiles), flat 9 is through the addition of a new recessed attic storey, the addition of windows to the North Street elevation, addition of a glazed roof and doorway to a minor void space off the main court, repaving the main court, allocation of a bin and bike store, a new residential entrance off North Street, with associated conservation lights
- Authority
- Mole Valley District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Francis L
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposal upon the character and appearance of the host building and whether it would preserve or enhance the character or appearance of the Dorking Conservation Area
- The effect upon the living conditions of future occupiers with particular regard to refuse and cycle storage
What decided it
The proposal would cause less than substantial harm to the significance of the Dorking Conservation Area as a designated heritage asset, which provides a clear reason for refusal under paragraph 11(d)(i) of the Framework and outweighs the benefits of housing delivery.
The socio-economic benefits of providing 9 flats in a central location with good access to facilities and employment were not sufficient to outweigh the identified less than substantial harm to the significance of the designated heritage asset
Framework references: 11
Plan policies cited: Policy CS14 of the Mole Valley Core Strategy 2009, Policy ENV22 of the Mole Valley Local Plan 2000, Policy ENV23 of the Mole Valley Local Plan 2000, Policy ENV24 of the Mole Valley Local Plan 2000, Policy ENV39 of the Mole Valley Local Plan 2000, Policy MOV15 of the Mole Valley Local Plan 2000
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.