®Planning appeal decision
39A & 39B Ock Street, ABINGDON, OX14 5AG
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
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.
Framework references: 197, 199, 200, 202
Plan policies cited: Core Policy CP37, Core Policy CP23, Core Policy 39, Development Policy DP36, Development Policy DP37, Development Policy DP38, Development Policy DP23
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.