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Dismissed14 July 20233276503

The Dovecote, Home Farm , Buckland, Faringdon, SN7 8RG

Planning appeal 3276503 at The Dovecote, Home Farm , Buckland, Faringdon, SN7 8RG (Vale of White Horse District Council) was dismissed on 14 July 2023 by Inspector Thompson P, following a hearing. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposal would preserve the listed building, 'Home Farm Dovecote', and any features of special historic interest that it possesses, including its setting; and, having regard to this or consideration of the optimum viable use of the building, whether the proposal is consistent with local and national planning policies relating to housing in rural areas.

change of use from Sui Generis (holiday dwelling) to C3 Residential. No physical works to the building will be undertaken

Authority
Vale of White Horse District Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Hearing
Development
residential · Change of use
Inspector
Thompson P
Postcode
SN7 8RG

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the proposal would preserve the listed building, 'Home Farm Dovecote', and any features of special historic interest that it possesses, including its setting; and, having regard to this or consideration of the optimum viable use of the building, whether the proposal is consistent with local and national planning policies relating to housing in rural areas.

What decided it

The less than substantial harm to the significance of the Grade II* listed Dovecote and its setting was not outweighed by the limited public benefits, and the appellants failed to demonstrate the proposal represented the optimum viable use of the building.

The great weight attached to the less than substantial harm to the listed building and conflict with rural housing policy outweighed the limited-weight public benefits (French drain, partial landscaping improvements, delivery of a single dwelling), so the balance tipped against the grant of permission.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Core Policy 4Core Policy 37Core Policy 39Development Policy 36Development Policy 38
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 80Paragraph 197Paragraph 199Paragraph 200Paragraph 202

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