Planning appeal decision
Glory Farm Cottage, Chart Lane, Dorking, Surrey, RH4 2QJ
Planning appeal 3334031 at Glory Farm Cottage, Chart Lane, Dorking, Surrey, RH4 2QJ (Mole Valley District Council) was dismissed on 28 November 2024 by Inspector Evans J, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposal on the setting of a nearby listed building.
the conversion of brick built outbuilding into dwelling
- Authority
- Mole Valley District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Evans J
- Postcode
- RH4 2QJ
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposal on the setting of a nearby listed building
What decided it
The conversion would unacceptably harm the setting of the listed building by transforming the outbuilding from a subservient ancillary structure into an independent dwelling, thereby eroding the cottage's dominance and rural historic significance, and this harm would not be outweighed by the modest public benefits of providing an additional dwelling.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- EN4EN6INF2
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.
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