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Dismissed5 December 20233317212

Pavement Outside 20 Queen Street, Oxford, OX1 1EP

Planning appeal 3317212 at Pavement Outside 20 Queen Street, Oxford, OX1 1EP (Oxford City Council) was dismissed on 5 December 2023 by Inspector Westbrook J, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the Central Conservation Area.

the installation of a multifunction hub unit featuring an integral advertisement display and defibrillator

Authority
Oxford City Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
advertisement · Other minor developments
Inspector
Westbrook J
Postcode
OX1 1EP

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the Central Conservation Area
  • Highway safety along Queen Street with particular regard to pedestrian movement

What decided it

The proposed hub's scale, prominence and siting would introduce harmful visual clutter to the character and appearance of the conservation area and obstruct pedestrian movement on Queen Street, with benefits insufficient to outweigh these harms.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy DH1Policy DH3Policy DH6Policy M1
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 136Paragraph 199Paragraph 200Paragraph 202

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