Thickets Hinksey Hill, Oxford, OX1 5BQ

Planning appeal 3326328 at Thickets Hinksey Hill, Oxford, OX1 5BQ (Vale of White Horse District Council) was dismissed on 2 April 2024 by Inspector Aqbal M, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: 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.

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
Postcode: OX1 5BQ

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.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy CP13Policy CP37
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 154Paragraph 142

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