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Dismissed24 May 20223289741

Electricity Sub Station, 10m From 2A Westfields, Abington, OX14 1BA

Planning appeal 3289741 at Electricity Sub Station, 10m From 2A Westfields, Abington, OX14 1BA (Vale of White Horse District Council) was dismissed on 24 May 2022 by Inspector Conde L, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area.

‘A erection of two storey, two bedroom dwelling with one off street parking’

Authority
Vale of White Horse District Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector
Conde L
Postcode
OX14 1BA

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area
  • highway safety

What decided it

The unacceptable harm to character and appearance caused by the cramped, out-of-context form of development on a tight corner plot, combined with unresolved highway safety concerns regarding parking visibility, outweighed the modest benefits of delivering one additional dwelling.

the modest benefits of housing delivery and economic benefits were outweighed by the unacceptable harm to character and appearance and highway safety concerns

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Core Policy 37Core Policy 35Core Policy 33Development Policy 16
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 11Paragraph 110

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