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Dismissed6 October 20266010565

Land To The Rear Of 11 Ruxley Close,, West Ewell, KT19 9ND

Planning appeal 6010565 at Land To The Rear Of 11 Ruxley Close,, West Ewell, KT19 9ND (Epsom and Ewell Borough Council) was dismissed on 6 October 2026, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the proposal on the living conditions of occupiers of 11 Ruxley Close, with particular regard to outdoor amenity space.

to demolish outbuildings and erect a single dwelling on land rear of 11 Ruxley Close using existing dropped kerb access from Ruxley Mews

Authority
Epsom and Ewell Borough Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning
Procedure
Written
Development
residential
Postcode
KT19 9ND

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • the effect of the proposal on the living conditions of occupiers of 11 Ruxley Close, with particular regard to outdoor amenity space
  • ecology and biodiversity

What decided it

The absence of detailed ecological evidence to demonstrate that the proposal would not cause significant harm to biodiversity, combined with the inadequate external amenity space for the proposed HMO occupiers, meant the adverse effects substantially outweighed the benefits of providing one additional dwelling in a location with a housing land supply shortfall.

applying Policy S4, the benefits of providing one additional dwelling in a sustainable location and the economic advantages of construction and occupation, to which substantial weight was attributed, were substantially outweighed by the adverse effects of inadequate external amenity space for occupiers and unresolved significant harm to biodiversity.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy DM12Policy DM4Policy CS3Policy L2
National Planning Policy Framework
Policy S3Policy S4Policy L2Policy N2Policy HO7

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