Over Worton, Chipping Norton, OX7 7ER

proposed extensions and alterations with associated access and landscaping works

Authority: West Oxfordshire District Council
Appeal type: householder · Householder (HAS)
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Householder developments
Inspector: Somers J

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether the proposal would preserve the setting of the listed buildings known as 'Worton House' (Grade II); 'Pair of Cottages Approximately 30 Metres South East of The Grove' (Grade II); and 'Pair of Cottages Approximately 20 Metres East of The Grove' (Grade II); and additionally the effect of the proposal upon the character and appearance of the existing building and the greater locality

What decided it

The proposed extensions would cause less than substantial harm to the significance of three listed buildings through harm to their setting, and the public benefits of the scheme do not outweigh this harm as required by NPPF paragraph 208.

Framework references: 205, 206, 208

Plan policies cited: Policy H6, Policy OS4, Policy OS2

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