Vicarage Field Church Road, Milton-Under-Wychwood, CHIPPING NORTON, OX7 6LQ

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

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.

Framework references: 202, 130

Plan policies cited: Policy OS2, Policy OS4, Policy EH9, Policy EH11, Policy EH13

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