®Planning appeal decision
39A & 39B Ock Street, Abingdon, OX14 5AG
Planning appeal 3280133 at 39A & 39B Ock Street, Abingdon, OX14 5AG (Vale of White Horse District Council) was dismissed on 5 September 2022 by Inspector Thompson P, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposal would preserve a Grade II listed building (39 and 41 Ock Street) and its features of special historic interest, the effect on the setting of Grade II listed buildings (35 Ock Street, 37 Ock Street, Baptist Chapel), and whether it would preserve or enhance the character or appearance of the site and surroundings, particularly the Abingdon Town Centre Conservation Area and the setting of the Albert Park Conservation Area.
demolition of existing buildings, erection of six flats
- Authority
- Vale of White Horse District Council
- Appeal type
- other · Listed Building Consent & Conservation Area Consent Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Thompson P
- Postcode
- OX14 5AG
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposal would preserve a Grade II listed building (39 and 41 Ock Street) and its features of special historic interest, the effect on the setting of Grade II listed buildings (35 Ock Street, 37 Ock Street, Baptist Chapel), and whether it would preserve or enhance the character or appearance of the site and surroundings, particularly the Abingdon Town Centre Conservation Area and the setting of the Albert Park Conservation Area
- Whether the proposed development provides adequate living conditions for future occupants with regard to the provision of external space
- The effect of the proposed development on the living conditions of neighbouring occupiers with regard to outlook and sunlight
What decided it
The less than substantial harm to the significance and setting of Grade II listed buildings and the character and appearance of the conservation area, combined with inadequate external space for future occupants and unacceptable harm to neighbouring living conditions, outweighed the limited public benefits of housing provision and brownfield reuse.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Core Policy CP37Core Policy CP23Core Policy 39Development Policy DP36Development Policy DP37Development Policy DP38Development Policy DP23
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 197Paragraph 199Paragraph 200Paragraph 202
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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