®Planning appeal decision
22-24 Dorking Road, Epsom, KT18 7LX
Planning appeal 3264154 at 22-24 Dorking Road, Epsom, KT18 7LX (Epsom and Ewell Borough Council) was dismissed on 23 December 2021 by Inspector Andrews M, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the development on the character and appearance of the area.
demolition of the existing houses and erection of a part two, part three storey building with rooms in the roof and basement providing 20 flats. Basement parking for cars and cycles. Bin stores and associated hard and soft landscaping including new boundary walls and railings
- Authority
- Epsom and Ewell Borough Council
- Appeal type
- major · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Major dwellings
- Inspector
- Andrews M
- Postcode
- KT18 7LX
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the development on the character and appearance of the area
- the adequacy of the proposed parking provision in terms of its effect on the amenities of surrounding residential occupiers
- the effect of the proposal on the setting of nearby designated heritage assets
What decided it
The unacceptable effect on character and appearance caused by the building's excessive height, bulk and massing in a distinctive suburban inter-war dwelling context, combined with inadequate parking provision and material harm to heritage asset settings, outweighed the benefits of additional housing delivery even under the tilted balance.
the benefits of 18 additional dwellings and affordable housing contribution were outweighed by the unacceptably harmful impacts on character and appearance, parking adequacy, and heritage asset settings, such that the weight given to housing provision should not be at the expense of high design standards and appropriate scale to context
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy CS5Policy CS16Policy DM9Policy DM10Policy DM11Policy DM37paragraph 3.7.5 of the Epsom & Ewell Core Strategy 2007
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11Paragraph 104Paragraph 130Paragraph 12Paragraph 16
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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