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Dismissed15 March 20243328954

5 The Old Street, Fetcham, Leatherhead, KT22 9QL

Planning appeal 3328954 at 5 The Old Street, Fetcham, Leatherhead, KT22 9QL (Mole Valley District Council) was dismissed on 15 March 2024 by Inspector Buchanan R, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the proposal on the character or appearance of the area, including the Conservation Area and the setting of the Conservation Area.

change of use from an existing annex with home office to an independent dwelling to include half of the existing triple garage

Authority
Mole Valley District Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Change of use
Inspector
Buchanan R
Postcode
KT22 9QL

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • the effect of the proposal on the character or appearance of the area, including the Conservation Area and the setting of the Conservation Area
  • its consequence for the living conditions of the occupiers of No.3 The Old Street having regard to noise from traffic movement

What decided it

The proposal would cause less than substantial but unacceptable harm to the significance of the Conservation Area by undermining the historic plot pattern and layout, and this heritage harm outweighed the limited public benefits of housing delivery.

The public benefits of granting planning permission, including housing delivery and efficient use of a windfall site, did not outweigh the heritage harm to the Conservation Area and the adverse effect on character and appearance, as the Framework requires great weight to be given to conservation of the designated heritage asset.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy ENV22Policy ENV23Policy ENV24Policy ENV39Policy CS14
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 11Paragraph 12Paragraph 226

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