NESCOT Reigate Road Epsom Brochure

The Former Animal Husbandry Site is a major development opportunity
in Ewell, an affluent village situated within the M25. Adjacent to the site is
the North East Surrey College of Technology (NESCOT) teaching campus
which is currently undergoing a significant programme of refurbishment
and redevelopment. The site is currently used by the College as a facility
for animal husbandry training. These existing facilities will relocate to the
main campus upon completion of the sale.
Proposed Street Scene
Location
The Former Animal Husbandry Site is
situated on the edge of Ewell Village
in Surrey, 2.4km (1.5 miles) to the
north east of Epsom Town Centre at
the junction of Reigate Road (A240)
and the Ewell Bypass (A24).
The site is within the Borough of Epsom
and Ewell which has a population
of around 75,000 people.
Ewell has strong rail links to Central
London via mainline stations at
Ewell East and Ewell West.
Ewell East is located approximately
0.5km (0.3 miles) from the site and offers
services to London Victoria and London
Bridge in around 40 minutes. Ewell
West is also situated nearby (1.1km /
0.7miles) and offers services to London
Waterloo in approximately 35 minutes.
Both Ewell East and West stations are
in London travel zone 6. There are also
excellent road links to both London
and the south coast via the A3.
The nearby market town of Epsom has a
good offering of amenities, including a busy
high street and the Ashley Shopping Centre
which provides an extensive offering of
national and independent retailers including;
M&S, House of Fraser, Boots and Next.
A particular attraction of this specific
location is the close proximity to the
RAC Country Club, Golf Courses and
the Epsom Downs Race Course.
Epsom train station has been
identified as a potential destination
for the Crossrail 2 rail link.
Description
The residential element of the Former Animal
Husbandry Site extends to approximately
3.92 hectares (9.69 acres). The remainder
of the land in the north west corner is
subject to a refused application (13/01332/
FUL) for an 150 unit care home facility. This
decision is currently being appealed. The
total area the Former Animal Husbandry Site
extends to circa 5.5 hectares (13.59 acres).
The Former Animal Husbandry Site
lies on the east side of Reigate Road
and is bounded to the south by the
railway line, the Ewell bypass (A245)
to the north and to the east by existing
residential properties and Cheam Road.
The existing site is currently used
for agricultural teaching purposes
and includes a number of buildings
and associated hard-standing. The
topography of the site is largely flat.
The site is currently accessed from a
gated vehicular / pedestrian entrance on
Reigate Road opposite Beech Walk.
Planning
The Former Animal Husbandry Site
lies within the administrative boundary
of Epsom and Ewell Borough Council.
There are no listed buildings on site
nor is it in a Conservation Area.
Detailed planning permission was granted
on 24th June 2014 (ref:13/01335/FUL)
for the: “erection of 91 x 2, 3 and 4
bedroom houses, associated vehicular
and pedestrian access, landscaping,
Public Park and play areas”.
The planning consent allows for the provision
of 40% affordable housing on site, totalling
36 units. The signed S106 Legal Agreement
provides for total payments of £312,407.76.