®Planning appeal decision
31 Glebelands , Headington, Oxford, OX3 7EN
Planning appeal 3276019 at 31 Glebelands , Headington, Oxford, OX3 7EN (Oxford City Council) was allowed on 22 October 2021 by Inspector Hall R, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether section 73 of the Act allows the development granted by the original permission without the disputed condition.
erection of a two storey garden outbuilding from lower ground level to provide ancillary accommodation without complying with a condition attached to planning permission Ref 16/01322/FUL, dated 12 August 2016
- Authority
- Oxford City Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Hall R
- Postcode
- OX3 7EN
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether section 73 of the Act allows the development granted by the original permission without the disputed condition
- whether section 73 of the Act allows the development granted by the original permission with a variation to the disputed condition to remove the restriction on installing cooking facilities, and the effect of doing so on the living conditions of neighbours
What decided it
The variation to remove the cooking facilities restriction would not create a discrepancy with the original description of development as ancillary accommodation, and would not unacceptably harm the living conditions of neighbouring occupants.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy CP1Policy CP10Policy HP10Policy RE7
- Judgments
- Finney v Welsh Ministers and Others [2019] EWCA Civ 1868
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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