Planning appeal decision
Tanglin Cottage , Main Street , Wantage , Oxfordshire, OX12 0HX
Planning appeal 3294522 at Tanglin Cottage , Main Street , Wantage , Oxfordshire, OX12 0HX (Vale of White Horse District Council) was dismissed on 13 April 2022 by Inspector Pinto A, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposal would preserve or enhance the character and appearance of the East Hanney Conservation Area and whether any harm to the significance of the Conservation Area is outbalanced by any public benefit.
erection of a two bay detached car port style garage
- Authority
- Vale of White Horse District Council
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Pinto A
- Postcode
- OX12 0HX
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposal would preserve or enhance the character and appearance of the East Hanney Conservation Area and whether any harm to the significance of the Conservation Area is outbalanced by any public benefit
What decided it
The proposal would harm the significance of the Conservation Area by reducing its open character, and the modest public benefits would not outweigh this less than substantial harm.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy CP37Policy DP36Policy CP39
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 200
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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