®Planning appeal decision
Jonaki Oxshott Road, LEATHERHEAD, KT22 0EN
Residential development of the site for the construction of max. 9 dwellings following the demolition of the existing dwelling
- Authority
- Mole Valley District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Wallace J
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the site is suitable for residential development, having regard to its location, land use and amount of development, with particular reference to the effect of the proposal on the setting of the Grade II* listed building Rowhurst
- The character and appearance of the area
- Whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework and any relevant development plan policies, including its effects on the openness of the Green Belt and the purposes of including land in it
What decided it
The harm to the setting of the Grade II* listed building Rowhurst and the adverse effect on character and appearance, which were not outweighed by the limited benefits of housing delivery in an area where the Council can demonstrate a requisite supply of deliverable housing land.
The less than substantial harm to the setting of the Grade II* listed building and the adverse effect on character and appearance were weighed against the limited benefit of housing delivery; the harms were not outweighed by the housing benefits.
Framework references: 142, 154, 212, 213, 215
Plan policies cited: MVLP Policy EN1, MVLP Policy EN4
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.