Leslie Cottage, Church Street, Dorking, RH4 1DW

alterations to front boundary masonry wall to create a vehicle parking hardstanding

Authority: Mole Valley District Council
Appeal type: householder · Householder
Procedure: Written
Development: other
Postcode: RH4 1DW

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

the effect of the proposal on the significance of the Listed Building
the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area including the Dorking Conservation Area
the effect of the proposal on pedestrian and highway safety

What decided it

The unacceptable harm to pedestrian and highway safety arising from reversing manoeuvres at a constrained junction with restricted visibility, combined with less than substantial but considerable harm to heritage assets for which public benefits were insufficient.

The harm to the Listed Building and Conservation Area, each attracting considerable importance and weight, and the unacceptable harm to highway safety, outweighed the limited public benefits of providing on-site parking.

Framework references: 11

Plan policies cited: Policy EN4, Policy EN6, Policy INF1

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Heritage. Listed buildings by grade and distance, conservation areas, scheduled monuments, registered parks and gardens, heritage at risk.
Landscape and environment. Green belt, national parks and national landscapes, SSSIs, ancient woodland, SPA, SAC and Ramsar sites, nutrient catchments.
Flooding. Flood zones 2 and 3, surface water, and both again with climate change.
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