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Dismissed8 June 20266006791

Springfield Farm, Parkgate Road, Dorking, RH5 5DZ

Planning appeal 6006791 at Springfield Farm, Parkgate Road, Dorking, RH5 5DZ (Mole Valley District Council) was dismissed on 8 June 2026 by Inspector J Heppell, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the proposal on highway safety.

to change of use of a manege training area from private use to commercial use with on site car parking

Authority
Mole Valley District Council
Appeal type
Planning
Procedure
Written
Development
leisure-sport
Inspector
J Heppell
Postcode
RH5 5DZ

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • the effect of the proposal on highway safety
  • whether the development would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework and any relevant development plan policies
  • the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area

What decided it

The proposal would conflict with highway safety requirements due to constrained visibility at the access, inadequate parking provision without proper assessment, and the absence of a traffic assessment to demonstrate that adverse highway impacts could be mitigated.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy INF1Policy INF2Policy EN1Policy EC7Policy EN4
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 154Paragraph 155

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.

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