39 Manor Green Road, EPSOM, KT19 8RN

Change of use of gym/ yoga studio to residential to create a 1 bedroom dwelling with associated garden and parking

Authority: Epsom and Ewell Borough Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector: Langford-Tejrar K

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

whether the principle of residential development is acceptable within the proposed location
the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area

What decided it

The undersupply of deliverable housing land and unmet housing need, combined with the finding that the proposal would not unacceptably harm character and appearance despite its scale, tipped the balance in favour of allowing the appeal under the tilted balance test.

the unmet housing need and contribution to housing supply weighed in favour of the scheme, outweighing the conflict with specific policy detail regarding scale and plot subdivision, as the harm to character and appearance would not be unacceptably perceptible from the public realm

Framework references: 11

Plan policies cited: Policy CS7, Policy CS8, Policy DM16, Policy DM9, Policy DM10

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