Planning appeal decision
Area of Grass Verge, Barton Lane, Headington, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX3 9JW
Planning appeal 3303993 at Area of Grass Verge, Barton Lane, Headington, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX3 9JW (Oxford City Council) was dismissed on 12 July 2023 by Inspector Moore D, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the developer complied with the requirement under paragraph A.3(2) of the GPDO 2015 to provide a description of the proposed development including its height in the notice served on the landowner.
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- Authority
- Oxford City Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- telecoms · Change of use
- Inspector
- Moore D
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the developer complied with the requirement under paragraph A.3(2) of the GPDO 2015 to provide a description of the proposed development including its height in the notice served on the landowner
What decided it
The developer failed to comply with paragraph A.3(2) of the GPDO 2015 by not stating the height of the proposed mast in the notice served on the landowner, which is a mandatory requirement for the permitted development rights to apply.
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