131 Ock Street, Abingdon, OX14 5DL

change of use from shop to 2 flats, with minor internal and external alterations.(as amended by additional information on drainage received 1 February and amended plan received 22 February 2017) without complying with conditions attached to planning permission Ref P16/V3116/FUL, dated 13 March 2017

Authority: Vale of White Horse District Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Change of use
Inspector: Aqbal M

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether Conditions 2 and 5 of the original permission are necessary and reasonable to safeguard the living conditions of the occupiers of 133 Ock Street

What decided it

The site-specific circumstances, including the limited range of views, offset window positioning, and existing incidental overlooking from the side passageway, meant that the proposed bedroom window arrangement would not unacceptably harm the living conditions of neighbouring occupiers.

Plan policies cited: Policy DP23, Policy DC9

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