®Planning appeal decision
89 & 91 Park Avenue East, EPSOM, KT17 2PA
demolition of the existing pool house at 89 and detached bungalow at 91, and the erection of four houses (comprising 4 x 4 bedroom detached chalet bungalows), with associated access and parking
- Authority
- Epsom and Ewell Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Hills J
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the proposal upon the character and appearance of the area
- highway safety
- biodiversity
What decided it
The significant harm to character and appearance through erosion of spacious garden plots and the linear building pattern, combined with unresolved biodiversity concerns and highway safety issues, outweighed the modest housing supply benefits even under the tilted balance.
The modest economic and social benefits from housing supply contribution and family-sized homes were outweighed by the significant harm to character and appearance, failure to add to overall area quality, lack of demonstrated biodiversity mitigation, and highway safety conflicts, such that adverse impacts significantly and demonstrably outweighed benefits under paragraph 11 of the Framework.
Framework references: 11, 124, 130
Plan policies cited: Policy CS1, Policy CS5, Policy CS6, Policy CS16, Policy DM4, Policy DM9, Policy DM10, Policy DM16
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.