The Pheasant Pluckers Inn, Burdrop, Banbury, OX15 5RQ

Planning appeal 3295704 at The Pheasant Pluckers Inn, Burdrop, Banbury, OX15 5RQ (Cherwell District Council) was dismissed on 31 October 2022 by Inspector Scott A, following a hearing. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether or not the proposal for a new building would preserve or enhance the character or appearance of the Sibford Ferris, Sibford Gower and Burdrop Conservation Area (CA), and whether or not it would have an adverse effect upon the setting of a non-designated heritage asset.

to re-position and amend the structure of the previously allowed 3 bedroom building

Authority: Cherwell District Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Hearing
Development: leisure-sport · Minor Dwellings
Inspector: Scott A
Postcode: OX15 5RQ

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

whether or not the proposal for a new building would preserve or enhance the character or appearance of the Sibford Ferris, Sibford Gower and Burdrop Conservation Area (CA), and whether or not it would have an adverse effect upon the setting of a non-designated heritage asset

What decided it

The harm to the character and appearance of the Conservation Area, principally through poor design and closure of a significant view gap, outweighed the limited public benefits of the scheme.

the less than substantial harm to the conservation area and limited harm to the setting of the non-designated heritage asset significantly and demonstrably outweighed the small-scale public benefits of the scheme

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy ESD15Policy C28Policy C30Policy C33
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 56Paragraph 199Paragraph 202

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