®Planning appeal decision
Dismissed14 March 20233302256
Mulberry House , The Ridings, Shotover Hill, OXFORD, OX3 8TB
inappropriate development in the Green Belt, and its effect on openness
- Authority
- South Oxfordshire District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Howell M
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the disputed condition is reasonable and necessary, having regard to whether the development proposed is inappropriate development in the Green Belt and its effect on openness
- The effect of the development proposed on the character and appearance of the area
- If the proposal is inappropriate development whether the harm by reason of inappropriateness, and any other harm, is clearly outweighed by other considerations so as to amount to the very special circumstances necessary to justify the development
What decided it
The proposed extensions would be disproportionate additions to the original building and would have a greater impact on the spatial and visual openness of the Green Belt than the existing development, constituting inappropriate development for which no very special circumstances were demonstrated.
Framework references: 11, 133, 148, 149
Plan policies cited: Policy STRAT6, Policy DES1, Policy DES2
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.