Planning appeal decision
Owls View Shipton Road, Milton-Under-Wychwood, Chipping Norton, OX7 6JT
Planning appeal 3303822 at Owls View Shipton Road, Milton-Under-Wychwood, Chipping Norton, OX7 6JT (West Oxfordshire District Council) was dismissed on 6 June 2023 by Inspector Robinson N, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect that the variation of the condition would have on the living conditions of the occupiers of neighbouring properties with particular regard to noise.
change of use for existing stables and gym (part retrospective) and construction of manege for commercial use, alterations to access track to allow passing bay and increase in entrance width, erection of four field shelters without complying with a condition attached to planning permission Ref 13/1451/P/FP, dated 06 December 2013
- Authority
- West Oxfordshire District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- leisure-sport · Minor retail and services
- Inspector
- Robinson N
- Postcode
- OX7 6JT
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect that the variation of the condition would have on the living conditions of the occupiers of neighbouring properties with particular regard to noise
- The effect on the Cotswolds Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB)
What decided it
The harm to the living conditions of neighbouring residents from noise during extended early morning and evening operating hours outweighed the economic and social benefits of the proposal.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy BE2Policy H2Policy OS2Policy E2Policy EH1
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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