®Planning appeal decision
6A Bucknills Close, Epsom, KT18 7NY
Planning appeal 3353857 at 6A Bucknills Close, Epsom, KT18 7NY (Epsom and Ewell Borough Council) was dismissed on 26 March 2025 by Inspector Evans L, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposal would be safe in terms of pedestrian and vehicular access.
demolition of residential dwelling at 6A Bucknills Close and the construction of five residential units (5 x 3-bed) (Class C3) together with car parking, landscaping and access arrangements
- Authority
- Epsom and Ewell Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Evans L
- Postcode
- KT18 7NY
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposal would be safe in terms of pedestrian and vehicular access
- Whether there would be appropriate waste management arrangements
What decided it
The unacceptable risk to highway and pedestrian safety arising from the physical limitations of the narrow shared driveway and the intensification of use it would experience, which significantly and demonstrably outweighs the modest housing benefits even under the tilted balance of paragraph 11(d) of the NPPF.
The modest social and economic benefits of providing four additional housing units in an accessible location are significantly and demonstrably outweighed by the unacceptable adverse impacts on highway and pedestrian safety arising from the limitations of the access arrangements, such that the proposal is not a sustainable form of development.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy CS16 of the Core Strategy 2007Policies DM16, DM36 and DM37 of the Management Policies 2015Policies CS5 and CS6 of the Core StrategyPolicies DM9 and DM10 of the Development Management Policies
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11
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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