®Planning appeal decision
288 Abingdon Road, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX1 4TE
the change of use of ground floor office (Class E) to dwelling (Class C3) and part demolitions of outbuildings to create ancillary outbuilding and including off street parking and bin and cycle storage
- Authority
- Oxford City Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Pickernell E
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the location of the development is suitable having regard to flood risk
- Whether the proposal would comply with the development plan in respect of parking provision
What decided it
The location is unsuitable due to flood risk, as safe access and egress in a flood event cannot be demonstrated and future residents would be more vulnerable to flooding than previous office occupants, with this significant harm outweighing the limited benefits of the proposal.
Framework references: 173
Plan policies cited: Policy RE3 of the Oxford Local Plan 2036, Policy M3 of the Oxford Local Plan 2036
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.