Flooding concerns defer Church St care home plan
9th November Epsom and Ewell Borough Council’s Planning Committee considered once more the plan to build a care home on the sites of the Church Street police and ambulance stations.
Concerns raised by neighbouring land owners about increased risks posed by the development to ground-water flooding to their properties triggered a deferral of the application.
Cllr Neil Dallen (RA Town) proposed the deferment for the applicants to provide a more detailed assessment of flood risk from a “recognized authority”.
Concerns were also expressed about the safety of refuse and re-cycling vehicles entrance and exit from the development.
There was discussion about whether the application could be approved with the imposition of conditions to address these concerns but ultimately no final decision was reached.
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