Planning appeal decision
26, Grebe Road, Bicester, OX26 6EL
Planning appeal 3288734 at 26, Grebe Road, Bicester, OX26 6EL (Cherwell District Council) was dismissed on 11 February 2022 by Inspector Gilbert-Wooldridge T, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the development on the living conditions of occupiers of 28 Grebe Road with regard to outlook, light and privacy.
rear two storey and single storey rear extension. Extend front entrance roof to form covered canopy, insertion of new windows and doors to front and side elevations
- Authority
- Cherwell District Council
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Gilbert-Wooldridge T
- Postcode
- OX26 6EL
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the development on the living conditions of occupiers of 28 Grebe Road with regard to outlook, light and privacy
What decided it
The significant harm to the living conditions of occupiers of 28 Grebe Road in terms of outlook and light caused by the scale, height and position of the proposed rear extension conflicted with local plan policies requiring acceptable standards of amenity and NPPF paragraph 130.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy ESD15 of the Cherwell Local Plan 2011-2031Policy C30 of the Cherwell Local Plan 1996
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 130
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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