Policy information sourced from Mole Valley Local Plan

ENV23 - RESPECT FOR SETTING

Development will normally be permitted where it respects its setting taking account of the following:

  • the scale, character, bulk, proportions and materials of the surrounding built environment. Developments will not be permitted where it is considered they would constitute over-development of the site by reason of scale, height or bulk or in relation to the boundaries of the site and/or surrounding developments;
  • public views warranting protection. Opportunities will be sought to create attractive new views or vistas;
  • townscape features such as street patterns, familiar landmark buildings, and the space about buildings;
  • the roofscape. Pitched roofs will normally be expected and any plant, machinery or lifts being incorporated within the roof structure;
  • the impact of the development within or conspicuous from the Green Belt on the rural amenities of the Green Belt by reason of its siting, materials or design;
  • the impact on the landscape of the proposed siting and appearance of new agricultural buildings or works or any other appropriate/exceptional development in the countryside.

For more information please see the Local Plan