®Planning appeal decision
Plough Inn, Bourton Road, Clanfield, Bampton, OX18 2RB
Planning appeal 3274941 at Plough Inn, Bourton Road, Clanfield, Bampton, OX18 2RB (West Oxfordshire District Council) was allowed in part (a split decision) on 1 March 2022 by Inspector Thompson P, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Appeal A: whether the proposal would preserve a Grade II listed building, known as 'Plough Hotel', including its setting, and the setting of the Grade II* listed Church of St Stephen and the Grade II listed Clanfield Tavern Public House.
Sign A - 1 x new fret cut double sided pictorial sign with new bracket and linolites. Sign B - 1 x new double legged post sign with trough light illumination. Sign C - 1 x new small fret cut panel with painted detail. Sign D - 1 x new internally illuminated menu case
- Authority
- West Oxfordshire District Council
- Appeal type
- other · Listed Building Consent & Conservation Area Consent Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- advertisement · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Thompson P
- Postcode
- OX18 2RB
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Appeal A: whether the proposal would preserve a Grade II listed building, known as 'Plough Hotel', including its setting, and the setting of the Grade II* listed Church of St Stephen and the Grade II listed Clanfield Tavern Public House
- Appeal B: the effect of the proposed advertisement signs on the amenity of the area, with particular regard to the appeal building's listed status, including its setting and that of the Church of St Stephen and the Clanfield Tavern Public House
What decided it
The vibrant red colour of the externally illuminated hanging sign would be harmful to the special historic interest and setting of the Grade II listed building, and this harm could not be justified by the public benefits of business branding and competitiveness.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy OS4Policy EH11
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 197Paragraph 199Paragraph 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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