Planning appeal decision
3 Laburnum Road, Oxford, OX2 9EL
Planning appeal 3308450 at 3 Laburnum Road, Oxford, OX2 9EL (Vale of White Horse District Council) was dismissed on 8 June 2023 by Inspector Smith H, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposal on highway safety, with particular regard to parking and manoeuvring.
conversion of property to 8-bedroom HMO and the erection of two-storey side extension and single storey rear extension following demolition of the existing garage and outbuilding as well as the single storey rear structure of the building
- Authority
- Vale of White Horse District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Smith H
- Postcode
- OX2 9EL
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposal on highway safety, with particular regard to parking and manoeuvring
What decided it
The proposed parking layout would provide inadequate parking that would compromise highway safety through on-street parking demand on a narrow cul-de-sac, conflicting with Core Policy 35 and NPPF paragraph 111.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Core Policy 35Core Policy 37Development Policy 16Policy TR2
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 110Paragraph 111
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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