Planning appeal decision
1 Rose Tree Cottages, Stoke Row, Henley-on-Thames, RG9 5PN
Planning appeal 3286524 at 1 Rose Tree Cottages, Stoke Row, Henley-on-Thames, RG9 5PN (South Oxfordshire District Council) was allowed on 11 February 2022 by Inspector Phillips B, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposed development would preserve or enhance the character or appearance of the Stoke Row Conservation Area, and conserve and enhance the landscape and scenic beauty of the Chilterns Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.
a replacement garage
- Authority
- South Oxfordshire District Council
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- other · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Phillips B
- Postcode
- RG9 5PN
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposed development would preserve or enhance the character or appearance of the Stoke Row Conservation Area, and conserve and enhance the landscape and scenic beauty of the Chilterns Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty
What decided it
The proposed garage would preserve the character and appearance of the Stoke Row Conservation Area and conserve the landscape and scenic beauty of the Chilterns AONB through its subservient scale, appropriate design, and retention of openness and verdant character secured by conditions.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy DES1Policy DES2Policy ENV1Policy ENV6Policy ENV8
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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The main issues, what decided it, the planning balance and the policies and judgments listed as cited are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro and are our summary, not the Inspector’s words; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.
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