Planning appeal decision
20 Mount Pleasant, Epsom, KT17 1XE
Planning appeal 3322276 at 20 Mount Pleasant, Epsom, KT17 1XE (Epsom and Ewell Borough Council) was dismissed on 27 October 2023 by Inspector Naylor R, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area.
the alterations of existing bungalow involving raising of existing main ridge height pitched roof to create habitable first floor incorporating alterations to fenestration
- Authority
- Epsom and Ewell Borough Council
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Naylor R
- Postcode
- KT17 1XE
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area
What decided it
The proposal's excessive ridge height increase of approximately 2.1m would create a disproportionately dominant vertical feature that conflicts with the low-level character of the bungalow cluster and would be inappropriately excessive in scale and height.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy CS5 of the Epsom and Ewell Core Strategy 2007Policy DM9 of the Epsom and Ewell Development Management PoliciesPolicy DM10 of the Epsom and Ewell Development Management Policies
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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