Planning appeal decision
15, 17 and 19 Church Street, Ducklington, Witney, OX29 7UA
Planning appeal 3322449 at 15, 17 and 19 Church Street, Ducklington, Witney, OX29 7UA (West Oxfordshire District Council) was dismissed on 22 May 2024 by Inspector Pickernell E, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposed development would preserve or enhance the character or appearance of the Ducklington Conservation Area including its effect on the significance of 15, 17 and 19 Church Street as a non-designated heritage asset.
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- Authority
- West Oxfordshire District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- other · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Pickernell E
- Postcode
- OX29 7UA
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposed development would preserve or enhance the character or appearance of the Ducklington Conservation Area including its effect on the significance of 15, 17 and 19 Church Street as a non-designated heritage asset
What decided it
The considerable harm to the significance of the non-designated heritage asset and the character and appearance of the conservation area was not outweighed by the modest public benefits of improved thermal efficiency and potential structural protection.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy OS2Policy OS4Policy EH9Policy EH10Policy EH16
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 131Paragraph 135Paragraph 139Paragraph 205Paragraph 208Paragraph 209
How the Inspector dealt with each one is set out in the app, in order: the development plan, national policy, housing land supply, other considerations and the planning balance, beside the letter.
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