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Notice varied and upheld6 January 20253292360

Beecher Acoustics Ltd, 1 Quarry High Street, Headington, Oxford, OX3 8JT

Planning appeal 3292360 at Beecher Acoustics Ltd, 1 Quarry High Street, Headington, Oxford, OX3 8JT (Oxford City Council) was allowed in part (a split decision) on 6 January 2025 by Inspector Perkins L, following an inquiry. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the matters stated in the notice (if they occurred) constitute a breach of planning control, ie the ground (c) appeal.

• Without planning permission, erection of 6 x 1 bedroom dwellings in a 3-storey terrace (“the Mews Building”), alterations to the existing access and formation of 9 car parking spaces on the Land

Authority
Oxford City Council
Appeal type
enforcement · Enforcement Notice
Procedure
Inquiry
Development
residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector
Perkins L
Postcode
OX3 8JT

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the matters stated in the notice (if they occurred) constitute a breach of planning control, ie the ground (c) appeal
  • If ground (c) is not successful, whether planning permission ought to be granted for the breach of planning control alleged, ie the ground (a) appeal
  • If ground (a) is not successful, whether the steps required by the notice exceed what is necessary to remedy any breach of planning control or injury to amenity, ie the ground (f) appeal
  • Whether the periods for compliance fall short of what should reasonably be allowed, ie the ground (g) appeal

What decided it

The less than substantial heritage harm to the character and significance of the Headington Quarry Conservation Area was not outweighed by the public benefits put forward.

The considerable weight given to the harm to the conservation area's character and significance outweighed the limited weight attributed to the public benefits (modest housing provision, environmental benefits of retaining the building, and support for a local business), so permission was refused.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy DH1Policy DH2Policy DH3Policy H16
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 212Paragraph 215
Judgments
Choiceplace Properties Ltd v SSHCLG & LB Barnett [2021] EWHC 1070 (Admin); Barnett v SSCLG [2009] EWCA Civ 476

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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