Planning appeal decision
C D Mitchell Ltd, 64 South Street, Epsom, KT18 7PH
Planning appeal 3274710 at C D Mitchell Ltd, 64 South Street, Epsom, KT18 7PH (Epsom and Ewell Borough Council) was dismissed on 21 December 2021 by Inspector Chandler M, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the proposal on existing employment land, having regard to the requirements of local policy.
Change of use from B1 Business to C3 Residential, including demolition of existing builders yard buildings. Construction of 6 number 2 storey, 2 bedroom dwellings
- Authority
- Epsom and Ewell Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Chandler M
- Postcode
- KT18 7PH
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the proposal on existing employment land, having regard to the requirements of local policy
- the living conditions for the occupants of neighbouring properties
- controlled waters
- local ecology
What decided it
The substantial and fundamental harm to the living conditions of neighbouring occupants, particularly the overbearing and oppressive impact on No 62 South Street, significantly and demonstrably outweighed the modest benefits of housing delivery, even under the tilted balance.
the modest benefits of housing supply and construction employment were significantly and demonstrably outweighed by the substantial harm to neighbouring living conditions and the unresolved risks to controlled waters
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy DM24Policy DM10Policy DM17Policy DM4
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11
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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