®Planning appeal decision
Dismissed2 April 20243326328
Thickets Hinksey Hill, OXFORD, OX1 5BQ
above ground garage
- Authority
- Vale of White Horse District Council
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Aqbal M
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework and any relevant development plan policies
- The effect of the proposal on the openness of the Green Belt
- The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area
- Whether any harm by reason of inappropriateness, and any other harm, would be clearly outweighed by other considerations, so as to amount to the very special circumstances required to justify the proposal
What decided it
The proposed garage would constitute a disproportionate addition to the original building in terms of size, and the harm to the Green Belt by reason of inappropriateness and loss of openness was not clearly outweighed by other considerations.
Framework references: 154, 142
Plan policies cited: Policy CP13, Policy CP37
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.