®Planning appeal decision
C D Mitchell Ltd, 64 South Street, EPSOM, KT18 7PH
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
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
Framework references: 11
Plan policies cited: Policy DM24, Policy DM10, Policy DM17, Policy DM4
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.