®Planning appeal decision
Land North of Gardiners Arms, Medcroft Road, Tackley, OX5 3AQ
Planning appeal 3277462 at Land North of Gardiners Arms, Medcroft Road, Tackley, OX5 3AQ (West Oxfordshire District Council) was dismissed on 22 September 2022 by Inspector Nicholson D, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposals would harm the significance of the listed building and, if so, whether there would be any overriding public benefits.
Conversion to single residential dwelling, with ancillary works
- Authority
- West Oxfordshire District Council
- Appeal type
- other · Listed Building Consent & Conservation Area Consent Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Nicholson D
- Postcode
- OX5 3AH
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposals would harm the significance of the listed building and, if so, whether there would be any overriding public benefits
- The effect of the proposals on community facilities in the area having regard to registered Assets of Community Value (ACV)
What decided it
The Inspector's finding that the function room could remain viable in its previous community uses without conversion, combined with its ACV status and the substantial community objections, meant the loss of the community facility conflicted with Policy E5 and the identified public benefits did not outweigh the less than substantial harm to the listed building.
The less than substantial harm to the listed building and the loss of a community facility were not outweighed by the public benefits of a single new dwelling and construction employment, which warranted only limited weight.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy E5
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 196Paragraph 202Paragraph 11
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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