Horseshoe House Stoke Talmage Road, Tetsworth, THAME, OX9 7BU

the erection of a new dwelling and the removal of the existing dwelling

Authority: South Oxfordshire District Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Other minor developments
Inspector: Parker R

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area
whether the development would provide acceptable living conditions for its occupants, with particular regard to noise from the adjacent motorway

What decided it

The fallback position of the lawful existing dwelling, combined with the proposed dwelling's material improvements to living conditions and character, outweighed the policy conflict with ENV11 regarding motorway noise impact.

Framework references: 56

Plan policies cited: Policy H18, Policy DES1, Policy DES2, Policy ENV1, Policy ENV11, Policy DES8, Policy DES10, Policy TRANS5, Tetsworth Neighbourhood Plan Policy TET1, Tetsworth Neighbourhood Plan Policy TET3, Tetsworth Neighbourhood Plan Policy TET4

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