Church Cottage, Church Westcote, Chipping Norton, OX7 6SF

Planning appeal 3324023 at Church Cottage, Church Westcote, Chipping Norton, OX7 6SF (Cotswold District Council) was allowed on 22 February 2024 by Inspector Worley 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 Church Westcote Conservation Area.

Proposed new dwelling on land adjacent to Church Cottage

Authority: Cotswold District Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector: Worley E
Postcode: OX7 6SF

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

whether the proposed development would preserve or enhance the character or appearance of the Church Westcote Conservation Area
whether the proposed development would preserve the setting of nearby listed buildings
the effect of the proposed development on the special qualities of the Cotswolds National Landscape

What decided it

The modest scale, sympathetic design, and subservient positioning of the proposed dwelling in relation to the existing built form and heritage assets, combined with the limited visual and physical incursion into the countryside, meant the development would not harm the character and appearance of the conservation area, the setting of listed buildings, or the special qualities of the National Landscape.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy DS3Policy EN1Policy EN2Policy EN4Policy EN5Policy EN10Policy EN11
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 182

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