®Planning appeal decision
Land at 26 Wheatley Road, Garsington, OX44 9ER
Planning appeal 3275521 at Land at 26 Wheatley Road, Garsington, OX44 9ER (South Oxfordshire District Council) was allowed in part (a split decision) on 31 August 2021 by Inspector Roberts J, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the development amounts to inappropriate development in the Green Belt.
Without planning permission the demolition of an existing garage building, retaining wall and parapet and the construction of various operations comprising 1) a concrete retaining wall on the alignment shown coloured blue on the Plan; 2) a concrete block parapet wall with metal railing inserts also on the alignment shown blue on the Plan; 3) a garage building in the approximate location shown edged green on the Plan; and 4) a carport in the approximate location shown edged orange on the Plan
- Authority
- South Oxfordshire District Council
- Appeal type
- enforcement · Enforcement Notice
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- other · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Roberts J
- Postcode
- OX44 9ER
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the development amounts to inappropriate development in the Green Belt
- The effect of the development on the openness of the Green Belt
- The effect of the development on the character and appearance of the surrounding area
- Whether any harm from inappropriateness and any other harm is clearly outweighed by other considerations sufficient to amount to very special circumstances to justify the development
What decided it
The garage is materially larger than the building it replaced and therefore constitutes inappropriate development in the Green Belt with no very special circumstances to justify it.
The harm from inappropriateness and loss of openness and character harm, to which significant weight must be attached, was not outweighed by any other material considerations.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy STRAT6Policy DES 1Policy DES 2Policy ENV1
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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