®Planning appeal decision
Manor Farm, Chapel Hill, Wootton, Woodstock, OX20 1DX
Planning appeal 3299266 at Manor Farm, Chapel Hill, Wootton, Woodstock, OX20 1DX (West Oxfordshire District Council) was allowed in part (a split decision) on 20 July 2023 by Inspector Thompson P, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the proposed alterations to the first-floor window would preserve a Grade II listed building, Manor Farmhouse, and any of the features of special architectural or historic interest that it possesses.
Alterations to existing first floor window to form wider window opening corresponding with existing ground floor window immediately below; provision of new window joinery re-using existing vertical-sliding. Re-form stonework to arched head to existing ground floor window to right of main entrance. Repairs to existing pointing of masonry to front elevation. Repairs/overhaul of rainwater disposal system to front elevation; replace existing plastic goods with cast - iron or aluminium plain halfround gutters and circular downpipes with blacksmith -made gutter brackets; increase capacity of rainwater goods. Access to/from and within the building will be maintained as existing.’ Appeal B: APP/D3125/Y/22/3299165 Manor Farm, Chapel Hill, Wootton, Woodstock OX20 1DX
- Authority
- West Oxfordshire District Council
- Appeal type
- householder · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Thompson P
- Postcode
- OX20 1DX
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the proposed alterations to the first-floor window would preserve a Grade II listed building, Manor Farmhouse, and any of the features of special architectural or historic interest that it possesses
What decided it
The proposed first-floor window alteration would fail to preserve the special interest of the Grade II listed building by exacerbating existing imbalance and causing loss of historic fabric, and the identified less than substantial harm could not be justified by the private benefits offered.
The less than substantial harm to the heritage significance of the listed building could not be outweighed by the private benefits of increased light and views to the appellant's bedroom, nor by the quality of conservation works proposed, as the building remains viable and habitable without the alteration.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy EH9Policy EH11Policy H6Policy OS4Policy OS2
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 126Paragraph 130Paragraph 134Paragraph 197Paragraph 199Paragraph 200Paragraph 202
How the Inspector dealt with each one is set out in the app, in order: the development plan, national policy, housing land supply, other considerations and the planning balance, beside the letter.
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