®Planning appeal decision
Land at Shawley Crescent , Epsom Downs , Surrey , KT18 5PQ
the demolition of existing buildings and erection of 4 residential dwellings with associated parking and landscaping
- Authority
- Reigate and Banstead Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Pattison B
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposal on the living conditions of neighbouring occupiers with particular reference to outlook at 27, 29 and 31 Claremount Gardens
What decided it
The combination of generous separation distances, hipped roof design, boundary screening, and mature trees would ensure the development would not appear dominant or harmfully overbearing to neighbouring occupiers, thereby resolving the main issue.
The benefits of delivering four dwellings on a brownfield site within a sustainable location and the efficient use of previously developed land outweighed the visual presence of the development, which would not cause significant harm to neighbouring amenity.
Plan policies cited: Policy DES1 of the Reigate and Banstead Development Management Plan (2019)
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.