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Dismissed9 May 20233309064

Waverley House, Queens Avenue, Bicester, OX26 2PY

Planning appeal 3309064 at Waverley House, Queens Avenue, Bicester, OX26 2PY (Cherwell District Council) was dismissed on 9 May 2023 by Inspector Troy D, following a hearing. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area, having particular regard to the setting of the adjacent Locally Listed Building and the Bicester Conservation Area.

Demolition of existing building and construction of 48no. apartments, together with landscaping, car parking, bin stores, secure cycle parking and associated infrastructure

Authority
Cherwell District Council
Appeal type
major · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Hearing
Development
residential · Major dwellings
Inspector
Troy D
Postcode
OX26 2PY

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area, having particular regard to the setting of the adjacent Locally Listed Building and the Bicester Conservation Area
  • whether the demolition and loss of the Locally Listed Building on the site would be acceptable and its impact on the setting of the adjacent Locally Listed Building and the Bicester Conservation Area
  • whether the proposed development would make appropriate provision for off-street visitor parking in the interest of highway safety

What decided it

The combined harm to the character and appearance of the area and heritage assets, together with inadequate visitor parking causing unacceptable harm to highway safety, outweighed the benefits of the scheme.

The identified harms to character and appearance, the setting of heritage assets, and highway safety outweighed the benefits of housing delivery, effective use of a previously developed site and other advantages, so the balance tipped against the proposal

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy ESD15Policy C28
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 202Paragraph 130Paragraph 197Paragraph 203Paragraph 8Paragraph 204Paragraph 107Paragraph 111Paragraph 110Paragraph 11

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