Bolton Road, Banbury, Oxfordshire, OX16 0TH

Planning appeal 3296229 at Bolton Road, Banbury, Oxfordshire, OX16 0TH (Cherwell District Council) was allowed on 30 August 2022 by Inspector Baird G, following an inquiry. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Common to both appeals, this is, the effect on Trelawn House (TH), a Grade 2 Listed Building (LB) and the Banbury Conservation Area (CA).

a redevelopment for 78 retirement living apartments including communal facilities, access, car parking and landscaping

Authority: Cherwell District Council
Appeal type: major · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Inquiry
Development: residential · Other Major Developments
Inspector: Baird G
Postcode: OX16 5UL

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Common to both appeals, this is, the effect on Trelawn House (TH), a Grade 2 Listed Building (LB) and the Banbury Conservation Area (CA).

What decided it

The Inspector concluded that the design, scale and landscaping of the scheme preserved and enhanced the setting of Trelawn House and the Conservation Area, so the proposal accorded with the development plan as a whole.

the substantial benefits of boosting housing supply for older persons, effective use of previously developed land and economic benefits would materially outweigh the limited less than substantial harm to Trelawn House and the Conservation Area under the Option 2 remedial works (Appeal B)

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: CLP Policy ESD 15CLP Policy Banbury 8LP Policy C18
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 11Paragraph 199Paragraph 202Paragraph 206

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