®Planning appeal decision
6A Bucknills Close, Epsom, KT18 7NY
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
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.
Framework references: 11
Plan policies cited: Policy CS16 of the Core Strategy 2007, Policies DM16, DM36 and DM37 of the Management Policies 2015, Policies CS5 and CS6 of the Core Strategy, Policies DM9 and DM10 of the Development Management Policies
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.