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Mulberry House, Peppard Hill, Peppard Common, Henley-on-Thames, RG9 5ES
Planning appeal 3275211 at Mulberry House, Peppard Hill, Peppard Common, Henley-on-Thames, RG9 5ES (South Oxfordshire District Council) was dismissed on 28 January 2022 by Inspector Tudhope S, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the proposed development would provide satisfactory living conditions for future occupiers, with particular regard to external amenity space.
Demolition of the existing dwelling house and outbuildings and the erection of 6 dwellings with associated landscaping, tree works and parking provision
- Authority
- South Oxfordshire District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Tudhope S
- Postcode
- RG9 5ES
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the proposed development would provide satisfactory living conditions for future occupiers, with particular regard to external amenity space
- the effect of the proposed development on protected trees
- the character and appearance of the area
- biodiversity, with particular regard to bats
- the risk of land contamination
What decided it
The unacceptable harm to the living conditions of future occupiers of plot 2 through inadequate external amenity space, combined with the unacceptable effect on protected tree T16 and the significant harm to the character and appearance of the area through excessive built form and hard surfacing, could not be outweighed by the modest housing and economic benefits even under the tilted balance.
The modest benefits of delivering six dwellings on previously developed land and limited economic benefits were significantly and demonstrably outweighed by the substantial harm to design quality, living conditions of future occupiers, and protected trees, such that the proposal conflicted with the development plan and Framework taken as a whole.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy DES5Policy DES1Policy DES2Policy ENV1Policy ENV2Policy ENV11
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11Paragraph 130Paragraph 134Paragraph 174Paragraph 180Paragraph 183
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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