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Notice varied and upheld11 September 20243314951

Land at Station Yard , Station Road, Enslow, Kidlington, OX5 3AX

Planning appeal 3314951 at Land at Station Yard , Station Road, Enslow, Kidlington, OX5 3AX (Cherwell District Council) was allowed in part (a split decision) on 11 September 2024 by Inspector Hawkins S, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the use as a concrete batching plant on the living conditions of occupiers of neighbouring residential property, having regard to noise and disturbance.

without planning permission, the material change of use of the land to a concrete batching plant and the erection of associated apparatus including a conveyor, hoppers and storage tanks

Authority
Cherwell District Council
Appeal type
enforcement · Enforcement Notice
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
employment-industrial · Change of use
Inspector
Hawkins S
Postcode
OX5 3AX

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • The effect of the use as a concrete batching plant on the living conditions of occupiers of neighbouring residential property, having regard to noise and disturbance
  • The effect on highway safety
  • The effect on protected species

What decided it

The unacceptable adverse effects on neighbouring residential living conditions from noise and disturbance, combined with unacceptable highway safety risks and inadequate assessment of impacts on protected species, outweighed the modest economic benefits of the use.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy ESD15Policy ENV1Policy ESD10Policy ESD16Policy ESD8

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