®Planning appeal decision
The Garage , Horton Road, Beckley, Oxfordshire, OX33 1AG
Planning appeal 3272530 at The Garage , Horton Road, Beckley, Oxfordshire, OX33 1AG (South Oxfordshire District Council) was allowed on 31 August 2021 by Inspector Smith A, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether or not the disputed condition is reasonable and necessary in the interests of protecting the openness and character and appearance of the Green Belt.
Relocation of Consented Permission P19/S4512/FUL and the demolition of the garage and reinstatement to former use with minor amendments to the consented Elevations & Floor Plans
- Authority
- South Oxfordshire District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Smith A
- Postcode
- OX33 1AG
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether or not the disputed condition is reasonable and necessary in the interests of protecting the openness and character and appearance of the Green Belt
- Whether or not the disputed condition is reasonable and necessary in the interests of protecting the living conditions of future occupiers, having particular regard to the availability of outdoor amenity space
What decided it
The Framework and Planning Practice Guidance establish that blanket removal of permitted development rights requires clear justification, and restrictions on small-scale domestic alterations are unlikely to be reasonable and necessary unless there is specific evidence of harm.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy STRAT6Policy DES5
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.
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