®Planning appeal decision
11 Sycamore Close, Watlington, OX49 5LN
Planning appeal 3268207 at 11 Sycamore Close, Watlington, OX49 5LN (South Oxfordshire District Council) was allowed on 24 June 2021 by Inspector Longmuir J, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the condition is necessary and reasonable having regard to the character and appearance of the area and the living conditions of the occupants of Sycamore Close.
construction of 92 dwellings, associated site works and access without complying with a condition attached to planning permission Ref SO/S/553/83, dated 29 December 1983
- Authority
- South Oxfordshire District Council
- Appeal type
- major · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Major dwellings
- Inspector
- Longmuir J
- Postcode
- OX49 5LN
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the condition is necessary and reasonable having regard to the character and appearance of the area and the living conditions of the occupants of Sycamore Close
What decided it
Condition 22 was neither reasonable nor necessary because the prescribed permitted development rights, being modest in nature and nationally devised to avoid harm, would not impair the character and appearance of the modern, informal, and architecturally varied Sycamore Close development.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy DES1Policy DES2Policy DES5Policy DES6Policy H20Policy STRAT1Watlington Neighbourhood Plan Policy P1
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 55Paragraph 53Paragraph 127Paragraph 130Paragraph 194
How the Inspector dealt with each one is set out in the app, in order: the development plan, national policy, housing land supply, other considerations and the planning balance, beside the letter.
See how each was appliedThe decision letter
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