Planning appeal decision
17 Ashcombe Close, Witney, Oxfordshire, OX28 6NL
Planning appeal 3295084 at 17 Ashcombe Close, Witney, Oxfordshire, OX28 6NL (West Oxfordshire District Council) was dismissed on 25 August 2022 by Inspector Dudley G, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the requirements of the enforcement notice are excessive and whether lesser steps would overcome the objections to the breach.
without planning permission the erection of an unauthorised wall and gated enclosure
- Authority
- West Oxfordshire District Council
- Appeal type
- enforcement · Enforcement Notice
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- other · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Dudley G
- Postcode
- OX28 6NL
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the requirements of the enforcement notice are excessive and whether lesser steps would overcome the objections to the breach
What decided it
The requirements to remove the entire unauthorised structure are not excessive because lesser steps cannot be precisely identified to remedy the breach, and a planning application is the proper mechanism to resolve the matter with appropriate design and conditions.
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