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Allowed31 August 20213276096

Land at 23 High Street, Steventon, Abingdon, Oxon, OX13 6RZ

Planning appeal 3276096 at Land at 23 High Street, Steventon, Abingdon, Oxon, OX13 6RZ (Vale of White Horse District Council) was allowed on 31 August 2021 by Inspector Smith A, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect upon the character and appearance of the area.

demolition of the existing buildings and the erection of a single building comprising a four-bedroom dwelling with parking and amenity space

Authority
Vale of White Horse District Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector
Smith A
Postcode
OX13 6RZ

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • The effect upon the character and appearance of the area

What decided it

The existence of the 2016 planning permission for a detached dwelling at the site, which established the principle of development and provided a fallback position of considerable weight, combined with the similarity of the proposed scheme to the permitted development in terms of its visual impact on character and appearance.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Core Policy 37 of the Local Plan 2031 Part 1

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