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Notice varied and upheld15 May 20263362490

185 Kingston Road, Ewell, KT19 0AA

Planning appeal 3362490 at 185 Kingston Road, Ewell, KT19 0AA (Epsom and Ewell Borough Council) was allowed in part (a split decision) on 15 May 2026 by Inspector Goldberg V, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the change of use to a motorcycle and vehicle repair workshop constitutes a material change of use (ground c).

Without planning permission, the material change of use from Class E (Commercial, Business and Service) to Class B2 (General industrial)

Authority
Epsom and Ewell Borough Council
Appeal type
enforcement · Enforcement Notice
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
employment-industrial · Change of use
Inspector
Goldberg V
Postcode
KT19 0AA

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the change of use to a motorcycle and vehicle repair workshop constitutes a material change of use (ground c)
  • Whether the requirements of the enforcement notice exceed what is necessary to remedy the breach of planning control (ground f)

What decided it

The current motorcycle and vehicle repair workshop use involves a clear and definable change in the character of activities undertaken at the site compared to the former computer repair use, sufficient to amount to a material change of use as a matter of fact and degree.

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