Land to the East of Home Farm, Dukes Road, Dorking,, Surrey, RH5 5BY

Planning appeal 6004426 at Land to the East of Home Farm, Dukes Road, Dorking,, Surrey, RH5 5BY (Mole Valley District Council) was allowed on 29 May 2026 by Inspector Knight A, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the appeal site would be a suitable location for the proposed development having regard to the development plan.

the conversion of two barns into Use Class E (g)/B8 use for the storage of tree surgeon’s equipment, the maintenance, repair and open storage of associated woodchip, timber and green waste. In addition minor ancillary works including staff parking, perimeter screen planting, the relocation of bund to the south of the site and sewage treatment plant

Authority: Mole Valley District Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: employment-industrial · Minor general industry/storage/warehousing
Inspector: Knight A
Postcode: RH5 5BY

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

whether the appeal site would be a suitable location for the proposed development having regard to the development plan
the effect of the proposed development on highway safety
whether the proposed development would have a harmful effect on living conditions for nearby residential occupiers

What decided it

The appellant failed to demonstrate that the proposed tree surgery depot necessitates a rural location, and failed to provide sufficient information to show that noise and vehicular movements would not cause unacceptable harm to neighbouring amenity.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy EN2Policy INF1Policy EN10Policy EN4

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