®Planning appeal decision
Units 1 to 3, Hart Gardens, Dorking, Surrey, RH4 1JT
Planning appeal 3328453 at Units 1 to 3, Hart Gardens, Dorking, Surrey, RH4 1JT (Mole Valley District Council) was allowed on 7 June 2024 by Inspector Butcher C, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposed development would preserve or enhance the character or appearance of the Dorking Conservation Area.
the erection of a block of 8 No. flats with associated amenity space and landscaping following the demolition of existing buildings
- Authority
- Mole Valley District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Butcher C
- Postcode
- RH4 1JT
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposed development would preserve or enhance the character or appearance of the Dorking Conservation Area
- The effect of the proposed development on the living conditions of the occupiers of existing homes in Hart Gardens, with particular regard to outlook
What decided it
The proposed development would not harm the character or appearance of the Dorking Conservation Area and would not adversely affect the living conditions of existing occupiers, particularly regarding outlook, being no more harmful than the previously approved six-flat scheme.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy CS14 of the Mole Valley Core Strategy, 2009Policy ENV22 of the Mole Valley Local Plan, 2000Policy ENV23 of the Mole Valley Local Plan, 2000Policy ENV24 of the Mole Valley Local Plan, 2000Policy ENV39 of the Mole Valley Local Plan, 2000
How the Inspector dealt with each one is set out in the app, in order: the development plan, national policy, housing land supply, other considerations and the planning balance, beside the letter.
See how each was appliedThe decision letter
Town Planner Pro holds this letter. The Appeals plan opens it and every other letter we hold, all of them searchable, with the main issues and what decided each case picked out. We do not show letters on the free site because they carry people’s names and addresses.
With an account
What an account adds to this decision
More decisions in Mole Valley District Council
The authority’s record since 2016 · every decision in 2024
- Dismissed18 September 20266011498Woodstock House, Mole Street, Ockley, RH5 5PB
- Dismissed15 September 20266006697Woodstock House, Mole Street, Ockley, RH5 5PB
- Dismissed9 July 202660067239 Lonsdale Road, Dorking, RH4 1JP
- Allowed8 July 20263362325Recreation Ground, Barnett Wood Lane, Ashtead, KT21 2BZ
- Dismissed18 June 20266003126Phoenix House (Now Known As Oak View), Overdale, Ashtead, KT21 1PW
The main issues, what decided it, the planning balance and the policies and judgments listed as cited are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro and are our summary, not the Inspector’s words; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.