Planning appeal decision
11 The Holt, Mollington, Banbury, United Kingdom (+44), OX17 1BE
Planning appeal 3272437 at 11 The Holt, Mollington, Banbury, United Kingdom (+44), OX17 1BE (Cherwell District Council) was dismissed on 21 June 2021 by Inspector Miell C, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the development upon the character and appearance of the area.
a front single storey extension
- Authority
- Cherwell District Council
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Miell C
- Postcode
- OX17 1BE
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the development upon the character and appearance of the area
What decided it
The proposed front extension would appear as an incongruous and unduly prominent form of development that would cause significant harm to the character and appearance of the area, conflicting with local plan policies requiring high quality, contextually appropriate design.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy ESD15 of the Cherwell Local Plan 2011-2031 Part 1Policy C28 of the Cherwell Local Plan 1996Policy C30 of the Cherwell Local Plan 1996
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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