Planning appeal decision
Thames Farm, Reading Road, Shiplake, Oxfordshire, RG9 3PH
Planning appeal 3325922 at Thames Farm, Reading Road, Shiplake, Oxfordshire, RG9 3PH (South Oxfordshire District Council) was dismissed on 24 January 2024 by Inspector Thomas N, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether ground stabilisation works would be lawful under the terms of outline planning permission P16/S0970/O as normal enabling works ancillary to the approved development.
ground stabilisation works, necessary to stabilise the areas of the site affected by dissolution and which are to be undertaken as part of the foundation works, and which comprise compaction grouting, surface ground compacting and associated works, pursuant to planning permission P16/S0970/O
- Authority
- South Oxfordshire District Council
- Appeal type
- ldc · Lawful Development Certificate
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- other · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Thomas N
- Postcode
- RG9 3PH
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether ground stabilisation works would be lawful under the terms of outline planning permission P16/S0970/O as normal enabling works ancillary to the approved development
What decided it
The scale and nature of the ground stabilisation works, combined with their planning consequences (particularly traffic generation and drainage implications) that differ from those anticipated when permission was granted, demonstrate they constitute a separate activity of substance requiring their own planning permission rather than being ancillary enabling works.
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