Dorking West Station Yard, Ranmore Road, Dorking, Surrey, RH14 1HU

Planning appeal 3356335 at Dorking West Station Yard, Ranmore Road, Dorking, Surrey, RH14 1HU (Surrey County Council) was dismissed on 4 August 2025 by Inspector Wilkinson S, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether or not it is inappropriate development and the effect of the proposal on openness and the purposes of including land within the Green Belt.

a materials recycling facility including a building for the bulking up and processing of mixed skip waste, an office / welfare facility, storage units, skip storage, entrance gates and installation of an acoustic fence

Authority: Surrey County Council
Appeal type: major · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: minerals-waste · Major general industry/storage/warehousing
Inspector: Wilkinson S
Postcode: RH14 1HU

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether or not it is inappropriate development and the effect of the proposal on openness and the purposes of including land within the Green Belt
Its effects on highway safety
Its effects on the environmental conditions of surrounding occupiers with specific reference to dust, fumes and noise
Its effects on living conditions and safety with regard to water quality

What decided it

The absence of comprehensive details on highway safety mitigation, dust and noise management plans, and surface water drainage safeguards for a sensitive location near source water protection zones meant the scheme could not comply with adopted environmental and safety policies.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: MVLP EN1SWLP policy 9SWLP15MVLP INF1SWLP14MVLP EN12MVLP INF3SWLP 1SWLP 3SWLP 10SWLP14b)
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 153Paragraph 143Paragraph 85

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