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Dismissed4 June 20213257193

58A St. Clements Street, Oxford, OX4 1AH

Planning appeal 3257193 at 58A St. Clements Street, Oxford, OX4 1AH (Oxford City Council) was dismissed on 4 June 2021 by Inspector Davies B, following a hearing. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The main issue is the effect of the development on the vitality and viability of the St Clements Street shopping frontage and the wider local centre.

the ‘temporary’ change of use from restaurant (A3 use class) to cafeteria (sui generis use class) for use by higher education students, and provision of secure cycle parking

Authority
Oxford City Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Hearing
Development
retail · Change of use
Inspector
Davies B
Postcode
OX4 1AH

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • The main issue is the effect of the development on the vitality and viability of the St Clements Street shopping frontage and the wider local centre.

What decided it

The closed, institutional, non-public-facing character of the cafeteria frontage caused significant harm to the vitality and viability of the shopping frontage that was not outweighed by other considerations.

The economic benefit from expansion of the school was clearly outweighed by the significant harm to the vitality and viability of the high street and wider local centre

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy V4Policy E2Policy RC5
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 80Paragraph 94Paragraph 118

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