Portsmouth Road - Planning Applications for Development

Town & Country Planning Act 1990

Section 78 Planning Appeal on behalf of Beechcroft Developments Limited and Moore Place Developments Limited (The Appellants) on Land at 1-5 Hillside, Portsmouth Road, Esher, Surrey, KT10 9LJ.

Notice by Pegasus Group on behalf of The Appellants (Beechcroft Developments Limited and Moore Place Developments Limited)

To whom it may concern, A Planning appeal is to be heard at a Public Inquiry that is going to open on 8th January 2025.

The appeal follows the refusal of planning permission by Elmbridge Borough Council (“the LPA”) following an application for full planning permission (LPA ref: 2023/3173) for a proposed development at the above site with the following description of development:

“Erection of 38no. use class C3 retirement homes along with vehicular and pedestrian access, internal roads, car parking, amenity space, landscaping, drainage, and other associated works and infrastructure including alteration of site levels (includes reapplying for 18no. dwellings which already have planning permission under LPA ref. 2018/3678)”

The Appellants have made a “Wheatcroft Application” to the Inspector, which means that the Appellants will be inviting the Inspector to determine the appeal on the basis of a revised scheme for the same number of retirement homes on the same site. The intention being that a small change to the scheme may address a reason for refusal that has been raised and help to narrow down the number of issues that need to be addressed at the public inquiry.

The amendments proposed result in a very limited physical change to the development and one which we believe does not alter the nature of the proposal or prejudice any interested parties. Indeed, the changes do not alter the description of development, the application boundary or the number of retirement homes proposed.

The only changes proposed include a minor amendment relating to the relocation of one of the refuse storage previously proposed on the site’s northern boundary to the basement of the proposed Hillside 2 building. In the place of the relocated refuse area, several 8-9 metre high Hornbeam trees will be planted, which will replace several existing Sycamore trees that are currently located on this part of the site.

An additional period of consultation is now being conducted to allow interested parties the opportunity to make comments on the amended plans. These amended plans can be found on the following website: www.1- 5hillsideesher.co.uk as well as on Elmbridge Borough Council’s website.

If you wish to make any comments, please ensure that these are sent to Pegasus Group by no later than 3pm on 3rd January 2025. All comments made will be forwarded on to the Inspector prior to the opening of the Public Inquiry to be considered alongside all other consultation responses that have been received relating to this appeal.

All comments are to be sent to the following email address: hillside@pegasusgroup.co.uk or by physical letter to 33 Sheep Street, Cirencester, Gloucestershire, GL7 1RQ. Please ensure that all comments quote the application reference 2023/3173 and the appeal reference APP/K3605/W/24/3350737.

All of the plans and documents relating to the original planning application can be viewed on the Elmbridge Borough Council website. The portal can be accessed from: https://www.elmbridge.gov.uk/planning/find-or-commentplanning- application Please enter the planning application reference 2023/3173 in the search bar.