Witney Road Finstock, Finstock, Chipping Norton, OX7 3DG

Planning appeal 3287387 at Witney Road Finstock, Finstock, Chipping Norton, OX7 3DG (West Oxfordshire District Council) was dismissed on 2 August 2022 by Inspector Parker R, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposal would preserve or enhance the character or appearance of the Finstock Conservation Area.

the erection of a single dwelling house

Authority: West Oxfordshire District Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector: Parker R
Postcode: OX7 3DG

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether the proposal would preserve or enhance the character or appearance of the Finstock Conservation Area
The effect on the landscape and scenic beauty of the Cotswolds Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB)

What decided it

The proposal would fail to preserve the character or appearance of the Finstock Conservation Area, and the less than substantial harm to this designated heritage asset could not be outweighed by the modest housing supply benefits and moderate biodiversity gains.

The modest benefits of housing supply and moderate biodiversity gains were outweighed by the less than substantial harm to the character and appearance of the Finstock Conservation Area as a designated heritage asset.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy EH9Policy EH10Policy O2Policy EH1Policy EH2Policy EH3
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 60

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