®Planning appeal decision
Langley Bottom Farm, Epsom, Surrey, KT18 6AP
‘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
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.
Framework references: 155, 125, 89, 11
Plan policies cited: Policy CS5 of the Epsom and Ewell Core Strategy 2007, Policy DM9 of the Epsom and Ewell Development Management Policies Document 2015, Policy DM10 of the Epsom and Ewell Development Management Policies Document 2015
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.