Planning appeal decision
1 Blowing Stone Cottages, Kingston Lisle, Wantage, OX12 9QA
Planning appeal 3309710 at 1 Blowing Stone Cottages, Kingston Lisle, Wantage, OX12 9QA (Vale of White Horse District Council) was dismissed on 7 August 2023 by Inspector Reed D, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the site and its surroundings.
a detached garage with store room above
- Authority
- Vale of White Horse District Council
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Reed D
- Postcode
- OX12 9QA
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the site and its surroundings
What decided it
The substantial scale of the garage, its location over 30 metres away in the middle of the wooded area, and its visual detachment from the main dwelling would significantly harm the character and appearance of the site and its surroundings, contrary to Core Policy 37 and the Joint Design Guide, with particular weight given to the AONB location.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Core Policy 37Joint Design Guide 2022
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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