Planning appeal decision
Vicarage Field Church Road, Milton-Under-Wychwood, Chipping Norton, OX7 6LQ
Planning appeal 3294656 at Vicarage Field Church Road, Milton-Under-Wychwood, Chipping Norton, OX7 6LQ (West Oxfordshire District Council) was dismissed on 26 October 2022 by Inspector Smith H, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposal upon the character and appearance of the area, having particular regard to the effect upon the settings and thereby the significance of the Grade II listed St Simon and St Jude's Church and the Grade II listed Lychgate and churchyard boundary walls.
erection of a detached dwelling and associated works
- Authority
- West Oxfordshire District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Smith H
- Postcode
- OX7 6LQ
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposal upon the character and appearance of the area, having particular regard to the effect upon the settings and thereby the significance of the Grade II listed St Simon and St Jude's Church and the Grade II listed Lychgate and churchyard boundary walls
- The effect of the proposal upon the living conditions of the occupiers of Vicarage Field, having particular regard to privacy
What decided it
The less than substantial harm to the significance and special interest of the listed heritage assets, when weighed against the limited public benefits of the proposal, combined with the unacceptable impact on neighbouring privacy, meant the proposal conflicted with the development plan with no material considerations of sufficient weight to indicate otherwise.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy OS2Policy OS4Policy EH9Policy EH11Policy EH13
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 202Paragraph 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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