Langley Bottom Farm, Epsom, Surrey, KT18 6AP

Planning appeal 3359376 at Langley Bottom Farm, Epsom, Surrey, KT18 6AP (Epsom and Ewell Borough Council) was dismissed on 18 July 2025 by Inspector Glassar S, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area.

‘planning permission for the delivery of a new residential dwelling in replacement of the existing ruins of the 1900s farm house at Langley Bottom Farm.’

Authority: Epsom and Ewell Borough Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector: Glassar S
Postcode: KT18 6AP

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

The effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area

What decided it

The adverse effect on the character and appearance of the area, which would be significant and long-lasting, substantially and demonstrably outweighed the benefits of housing provision in the context of the tilted balance.

The benefits of housing provision (very considerable weight given the 1.56 years' housing land supply and economic/social benefits) were significantly and demonstrably outweighed by the substantial weight ascribed to the significant and long-lasting harm to landscape character and appearance.

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 Policies Document 2015Policy DM10 of the Epsom and Ewell Development Management Policies Document 2015
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 155Paragraph 125Paragraph 89Paragraph 11

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