4 City Farm, Witney, Oxfordshire, OX29 4YA

Installation of conservation roof windows (to get sunlight into darkest parts of the building). Move front door by 50cm to allow space for hallway furniture. Removal of internal stud-walls to allow for large kitchen to be built in byre (currently bathroom and utility room)

Authority: West Oxfordshire District Council
Appeal type: householder · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Householder developments
Inspector: Martinson P

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

The effect of the proposed development on the special interest of the Grade II listed building and the special interest of nearby Grade II listed buildings with particular regard to setting

What decided it

The proposal would cause less than substantial but considerable harm to the special interest and significance of the Grade II listed building and nearby listed buildings, with public benefits insufficient to outweigh this harm under NPPF paragraph 202.

Framework references: 201, 202

Plan policies cited: Policy OS2, Policy OS4, Policy EH9, Policy EH11, Policy ENP2

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