Westfield Farm , Churchill Road, Chipping Norton, OX7 5UP

Planning appeal 3313665 at Westfield Farm , Churchill Road, Chipping Norton, OX7 5UP (West Oxfordshire District Council) was allowed on 22 June 2023 by Inspector Davies H, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the site and the surrounding area, with particular regard to the extent to which it would conserve or enhance the landscape character and natural beauty of the Cotswolds Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.

conversion of agricultural storage building to a holiday home

Authority: West Oxfordshire District Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: leisure-sport · Change of use
Inspector: Davies H
Postcode: OX7 5UP

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

The effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the site and the surrounding area, with particular regard to the extent to which it would conserve or enhance the landscape character and natural beauty of the Cotswolds Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty

What decided it

The modest scale, simple design and materials of the proposed conversion, combined with the separation distance and intervening vegetation screening it from public viewpoints, would ensure the development would not cause unacceptable harm to the character and appearance of the AONB.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy OS2Policy EH1Policy E2Policy E3
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 176

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