®Planning appeal decision
Garages 1-7 Somerset Close, Epsom, KT19 9JJ
Planning appeal 3279683 at Garages 1-7 Somerset Close, Epsom, KT19 9JJ (Epsom and Ewell Borough Council) was dismissed on 5 September 2022 by Inspector Shearing C, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the development proposed on highway safety with regard to parking.
erection of two no.2 bedroom flats
- Authority
- Epsom and Ewell Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Shearing C
- Postcode
- KT19 9JJ
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the development proposed on highway safety with regard to parking
- whether the proposed development would provide an acceptable standard of living accommodation for future occupiers, with particular regard to access to outdoor space
What decided it
The failure to robustly demonstrate that the additional parking demand created by the development would not cause significant harm to highway safety through increased pressure on unrestricted on-street parking in the area, particularly given the proximity to Ewell West railway station and existing evidence of vehicles parked on footpaths.
the substantial and long-lasting harm to highway safety and parking availability outweighed the moderate benefits of housing delivery, sustainable location, drainage improvements and biodiversity gains, such that the adverse impacts significantly and demonstrably outweighed the benefits under paragraph 11 of the Framework
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy DM37Policy DM12
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11Paragraph 69Paragraph 130
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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