Main Road, East Hagbourne, Didcot, OX11 9LN

Planning appeal 3250833 at Main Road, East Hagbourne, Didcot, OX11 9LN (South Oxfordshire District Council) was dismissed on 23 September 2021 by Inspector Wood T, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether pre-commencement conditions requiring submission of details of brickwork and gate/railings design are justified, given the appellant's refusal to agree to them prior to determination.

to remove existing wooden gate, hedge, wall and railings (part retrospective) and erect new wrought iron pedestrian gate, twin side gates and railings (clarified by drawing 34 Main Road Gates rev 1 and supporting documentation received on 22 January 2020) and amended by drawing Nos 34 Main Rod Gate amendment 3 and 34 Main Road Gate and railings amendment 3 to simplify design and reduce height, received on 19 February 2020 and further amended by drawing no. 34 Main Rod Gate amendment 4 to revise design received on 26 February 2020)

Authority: South Oxfordshire District Council
Appeal type: other · Listed Building Consent & Conservation Area Consent Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: other · Other minor developments
Inspector: Wood T
Postcode: OX11 9LN

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether pre-commencement conditions requiring submission of details of brickwork and gate/railings design are justified, given the appellant's refusal to agree to them prior to determination

What decided it

The Inspector found clear justification for pre-commencement conditions requiring details of brickwork and railings/gate design as fundamental to ensuring the proposal would preserve the significance of the listed building and preserve or enhance the conservation area character, which the appellant refused to agree to.

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