Planning appeal decision
17 Waterloo Road, Epsom, Surrey, KT19 8EX
Planning appeal 3345635 at 17 Waterloo Road, Epsom, Surrey, KT19 8EX (Epsom and Ewell Borough Council) was allowed on 24 September 2024 by Inspector Walker R, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposal on highway and pedestrian safety in Horsley Close.
the widening of existing crossover
- Authority
- Epsom and Ewell Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- other · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Walker R
- Postcode
- KT19 8EX
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposal on highway and pedestrian safety in Horsley Close
What decided it
The existing characteristics of Horsley Road, including pedestrian awareness of vehicle manoeuvres and absence of collision history, combined with good visibility and slow-speed manoeuvring, mean the proposal would not create an unacceptable highway or pedestrian safety risk.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy DM36Policy DM37
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.
See how each was appliedThe decision letter
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The main issues, what decided it, the planning balance and the policies and judgments listed as cited are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro and are our summary, not the Inspector’s words; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.
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