®Planning appeal decision
Jonaki Oxshott Road, Leatherhead, KT22 0EN
Planning appeal 3372027 at Jonaki Oxshott Road, Leatherhead, KT22 0EN (Mole Valley District Council) was dismissed on 27 March 2026 by Inspector Wallace J, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: 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.
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
- Postcode
- KT22 0EN
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.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- MVLP Policy EN1MVLP Policy EN4
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 142Paragraph 154Paragraph 212Paragraph 213Paragraph 215
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
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