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

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

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

Framework references: 56, 199, 202

Plan policies cited: Policy ESD15, Policy C28, Policy C30, Policy C33

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Heritage. Listed buildings by grade and distance, conservation areas, scheduled monuments, registered parks and gardens, heritage at risk.
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