®Planning appeal decision
Mitre House, Lodge Road, Hanborough Business Park, Long Hanborough, Oxfordshire, OX29 8LH
the change of use from office (Use Class B1(a)), to office and conference facilities at ground floor level and 3 two-bedroom serviced accommodation units (Use Class Sui Generis) at first floor level, associated parking and bin storage
- Authority
- West Oxfordshire District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- employment-industrial · Change of use
- Inspector
- Worley E
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposed development on the supply of employment sites to meet current and future demand
What decided it
The proposal would result in a loss of employment floorspace and conflict with Policy E1 of the Local Plan, which seeks to maintain a flexible supply of land for businesses, as the appellant failed to demonstrate that the premises were not reasonably capable of being used for employment purposes or that substantial community benefits would be achieved.
Plan policies cited: Policy E1, Policy E6
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