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Dismissed23 May 20233313757

Henley Railway Station Car, Station Road, Henley on Thames, Oxfordshire , RG9 1AY

Planning appeal 3313757 at Henley Railway Station Car, Station Road, Henley on Thames, Oxfordshire , RG9 1AY (South Oxfordshire District Council) was dismissed on 23 May 2023 by Inspector Nicholls H, following a hearing. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the proposal would constitute good design and its effects on the character and appearance of the streetscene and surrounding area.

erection of hotel with a ground floor ancillary bar/restaurant. Reconfiguration of the existing station car park and associated works

Authority
South Oxfordshire District Council
Appeal type
major · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Hearing
Development
leisure-sport · Major retail and services
Inspector
Nicholls H
Postcode
RG1 1AY

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • whether the proposal would constitute good design and its effects on the character and appearance of the streetscene and surrounding area
  • the effect on the respective settings of the Henley Conservation Area (CA) and the Grade II listed building, the 'Imperial Hotel and associated buildings' (List Entry Number 1404662) (the Imperial Hotel)

What decided it

The design and heritage harms to the streetscene, the Henley Conservation Area and the Grade II listed Imperial Hotel were not outweighed by the public benefits of the scheme.

the public benefits, though attracting great weight, did not outweigh the less than substantial heritage harm and the harm to the character and appearance of the area, such that the proposal conflicted with the development plan as a whole

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy DES1Policy DES2Policy SD3Policy STRAT1Policy HEN1Policy EMP11Policy ENV6Policy ENV7Policy ENV8Policy E2
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 202
Judgments
Wheatcroft Ltd V SSE [1982]

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