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Quashed On Legal Grounds3 August 20233300556

11 Harpes Road, Oxford, OX2 7QJ

Planning appeal 3300556 at 11 Harpes Road, Oxford, OX2 7QJ (Oxford City Council) was decided (quashed on legal grounds) on 3 August 2023 by Inspector Jones D, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the alleged breach of planning control has occurred as a matter of fact.

the material change of use of the land from use as a dwellinghouse in Use Class C3 of the Town and Country Planning (Use Classes) Order 1987 (as amended) to a mixed use of C3 dwellinghouse and F1 learning and non-residential institution, for the provision of singing/music lessons

Authority
Oxford City Council
Appeal type
enforcement · Enforcement Notice
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
other · Change of use
Inspector
Jones D
Postcode
OX2 7QJ

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the alleged breach of planning control has occurred as a matter of fact
  • Whether the matters alleged in the notice constitute a breach of planning control

What decided it

The singing/music lessons, occurring at an average frequency of just over one lesson per day during term time only in a well-contained outbuilding, were incidental to the enjoyment of the dwellinghouse and did not result in a material change of use of the land.

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