Planning appeal decision
18 Mount Pleasant, Ewell, Surrey, KT17 1XE
Planning appeal 3322403 at 18 Mount Pleasant, Ewell, Surrey, KT17 1XE (Epsom and Ewell Borough Council) was allowed on 25 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.
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- 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 sympathetic design of the proposal, which retains the height and scale of the existing building form and maintains the low building level and low-density character of the bungalow cluster, means it would not harm the character and appearance of the area.
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
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 56
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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