180 - 184 Abingdon Road, Oxford, OX1 4RA

‘Demolish existing hotel and erect new hotel and maisonette’

Authority: Oxford City Council
Appeal type: major · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: leisure-sport · Other Major Developments
Inspector: Parker C

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether the proposal would accord with planning policies which seek to minimise risk to future occupiers arising from flood risk
Whether the proposed drainage strategy would comply with planning policies which seek to manage surface water
The effect of the proposal on local biodiversity

What decided it

The submission of updated bat surveys in July/August 2022 identifying roosting bats and confirming that mitigation could be secured through conditions and Natural England licensing resolved the final outstanding objection and enabled the appeal to be allowed.

Framework references: 159, 160, 161, 162, 163, 164, 165, 166, 167, 168, 169, 179, 180, 181, 182, 203

Plan policies cited: Policy RE3, Policy RE4, Policy G2, Policy M3

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What an account adds

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Heritage. Listed buildings by grade and distance, conservation areas, scheduled monuments, registered parks and gardens, heritage at risk.
Landscape and environment. Green belt, national parks and national landscapes, SSSIs, ancient woodland, SPA, SAC and Ramsar sites, nutrient catchments.
Flooding. Flood zones 2 and 3, surface water, and both again with climate change.
Transport. The 800 metre station catchment and service frequency, bus stops with their weekday frequency, the cycle network, and the Framework’s transport tests measured for the site.

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