98 Grosvenor Road Epsom Surrey KT18 6JB Data via plota.co.uk

26/00055/FUL - Full Planning Permission Refused

Proposal

Construction of a three-storey, 2-bedroom dwelling house following demolition of existing detached double garage. Provision of car parking, cycle storage and bin store. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
19 Jan 2026
✗
Refused
16 Mar 2026
Appeal
Not lodged

Refused on 16 Mar 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 6 Jul 2026

Documents 29

Decision & officer reports 1

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 3

Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 2; Inside the Langley Vale built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency (radon, contains BGS materials © UKRI) and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.

Sales history 3

Last sold for £700,000 in June 2019. Detached house, freehold.

14 June 2019£700,000
12 November 2004£398,000
1 October 1999£171,000

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

Building

Floor area119 m² (1,281 sq ft)
Energy ratingD (61 out of 100), could reach C
PropertyDetached bungalow, 6 habitable rooms
Built1930 to 1949
HeatingBoiler and radiators, mains gas
WallsCavity wall, as built, no insulation (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in January 2019, the latest held for this property, matched to this application by its address. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Application type
Full Planning Permission
Postcode
KT18 6JB
Received
19 Jan 2026
Validated
19 Jan 2026
Ward
Woodcote And Langley Vale
Case officer
Show
Decision
Application Refused
Decision date
16 Mar 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
Ashton Paul D&B LTD

How this decision compares

Decided in 56 days from validation, about the council's usual 53 days. Refused, as 21% of demolitions here are.

87%decided within 8 weeks
79%approved
74decided in the last year

Plota live figures for demolitions decided by Epsom and Ewell in the last twelve months, from validation. Epsom and Ewell decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Comments by
19 Feb 2026
Env. assessment
No
Epsom and Ewell
Planning Authority Score
7.4/10
Good
#47 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

Epsom and Ewell is one of the fastest councils in England for householder decisions, ranking #16 out of 296. Only 14% of applications have the time limit extended, well below the 41% national average - the council usually decides on time. Householder applications are slightly less likely to be approved here (89%) than the national average (90%).

Among the fastest councils in England
for householder decisions
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Epsom and Ewell decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
83%
Overall approval rate
Below avg (87%) #236 of 296
89%
Householder approved
Below avg (90%) #203 of 296
90%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #16 of 296
14%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #10 of 296
66%
Minor dwellings approved
68 decided (1-9 homes)
80%
Major dwellings approved
10 decided (10+ homes)
64%
Change of use approved
11 decided
639
Total decisions
110 refused in the year to March 2026

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.