®Planning appeal decision
Land South East of Hillside, Swan Lane, Long Hanborough, Oxfordshire, OX29 8BT
Planning appeal 3273429 at Land South East of Hillside, Swan Lane, Long Hanborough, Oxfordshire, OX29 8BT (West Oxfordshire District Council) was dismissed on 30 May 2022 by Inspector Thompson P, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposed development would preserve the setting of the Grade II listed building, Swan House, and the character and appearance of the Millwood End Conservation Area.
redesign to reduce previous application (20/00177/FUL) from 3 bed dwelling to two bed dwelling
- Authority
- West Oxfordshire District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Thompson P
- Postcode
- OX29 8BT
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposed development would preserve the setting of the Grade II listed building, Swan House, and the character and appearance of the Millwood End Conservation Area
- The effect of the proposed development on the living conditions of the occupiers of Hillside, Merryfields, and Swan House
What decided it
The less than substantial harm to the setting of the listed building and character of the conservation area, combined with unacceptable harm to the outlook of neighbouring occupiers, could not be justified by the limited public benefits offered by a single dwelling.
The limited public benefits of housing supply, heritage improvements, social and economic benefits, and environmental benefits were outweighed by the great weight to be given to the less than substantial harm to the heritage assets and the unacceptable harm to neighbouring living conditions.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy C014Policy EH9Policy EH10Policy EH11Policy OS2Policy OS4
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11Paragraph 126Paragraph 130Paragraph 134Paragraph 197Paragraph 199Paragraph 200Paragraph 202
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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