Planning appeal decision
5 Chichester Walk, Banbury, Oxfordshire, OX16 1YP
Planning appeal 3286386 at 5 Chichester Walk, Banbury, Oxfordshire, OX16 1YP (Cherwell District Council) was dismissed on 22 April 2022 by Inspector Murray D, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposal on the provision of parking and on highway safety.
the erection of a two storey extension and conversion into two separate studio flats with on plot parking and electric vehicle charging points
- Authority
- Cherwell District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Murray D
- Postcode
- OX16 1YP
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposal on the provision of parking and on highway safety
What decided it
The proposal would not provide reasonable parking for the additional residential unit and would increase parking stress in an already constrained area, harming highway safety and conflicting with local plan policy.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy ESD15
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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